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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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ordinate
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) The vertical or y-axis on a graph. In behavior analysis, the response measure (e.g., frequency) usually is plotted on the ordinate. 2) The vertical line of a graph, used to ...
parsimony
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) The use of no unnecessary concepts, principles, and assumptions. 2) In science, an approach to explanation that favors simplicity and a reliance on the fewest principles.
repertoire
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) The term repertoire is used to indicate the total number of latent performances which the organism may emit under the various conditions present in its environment and as a ...
magazine
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) The term magazine refers to a mechanical device containing a supply of food which can be delivered in small portions to the organism. 2) A mechanical device which makes food, ...
pavlovian conditioning
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) Any procedure by which an event comes to elicit a response by being paired with an event that elicits that response. 2) The term Pavlovian conditioning is synonymous with ...
response generalization
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) The tendency for the effects of training one behavior to spread to other behaviors. 2) An alternative term for induction.
rule control
Psychology; Behavior analysis
1) The statement of a rule controls the response described in that rule. 2) Start looking for rule control, if the reinforcer follows the response by more than 60 seconds.
Sub-categories
- Behavior analysis (11155)
- Emotions (46)
- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)