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Psychology
The science that deals with the mental and behaviourial characteristics of an individual, community or society.
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stroop effect
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A demonstration of competition between verbal and nonverbal responses to a verbal stimulus. It is difficult to name rapidly the different colors in which different color words are ...
operational definition
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A definition in terms of the operations used to produce and measure a phenomenon. Especially associated with nonobservable constructs in an attempt to clarify their reference.
stimulus change decrement
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A decrease in response as a function of a change in STIMULI, probably due to fewer common stimuli or SDs being present.
unit of analysis
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A constituent part of a whole phenomenon that serves as a basis for experimental study. In the study of behavior, the unit of analysis is the response class.
multiple-treatment interference
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A condition in which one treatment's history influences the performance under a subsequent treatment. Observed changes in the dependent variable (the behavior receiving treatment) ...
simultaneous comparison
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A concurrent comparison of data from control and experimental conditions across subjects, response classes, or setting.
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