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The science that deals with the mental and behaviourial characteristics of an individual, community or society.
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logarithmic interval scale
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A measurement scale that supports the description of phenomena that allow the determination of equality, order, and the equality of ratios among values. See Reading 10 in ...
linear interval scale
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A measurement scale that supports the description of phenomena that allow the determination of equality, order, and the equality of intervals among data values. See Reading 10 in ...
nominal scale
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A measurement scale that labels objects or events in any manner that distinguishes among them. See Reading 10 in Readings.
ordinal scale
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A measurement scale in which measurement distinguishes among objects or events and indicates order. See Reading 10 in Readings.
post-discrimination gradient
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A measure of responding in the presence of different stimuli as a function of their location along a continuum . Gradients are ordinarily determined b presenting the stimuli ...
reinforcer menu
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A list of stimuli from which responders may select those they prefer to be awarded as a consequence of a unit of work.
response deprivation hypothesis
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A hypothesis that states when access to one activity is restricted to below baseline levels, the person will engage in the targeted activity at a level exceeding baseline rates in ...
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