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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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outlining

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A method of teaching developed by Fred s. Keller. PSI has the following characteristics. 1. Units. Material is broken down into units which consist of. a study guide which ...

time sampling

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A method of recording used mostly in applied behavior analysis. Behavior is sampled over a long time scale. The idea is to make observations at specified times throughout the day. ...

time-sample recording

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A method of observation in which a response occurrence is recorded if some part of a behavioral episode is observed within one of a series of discontinuous intervals.

split-half reliability

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A method of assessing the reliability of a test by dividing the items on the test into two halves, such as odd- versus even-numbered items, and using the correlation between the ...

test-retest reliability

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A method of assessing the reliability of a test by correlating the scores from two administrations of the same test.

within subject design

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A method of arranging comparisons between experimental and control conditions in which each subject is exposed to both control and experimental conditions and data representing ...

ratio scale

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A measurement scale that supports the description of phenomena that allow the determination of equality, order, the equality of intervals among data values, and the equality of ...