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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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running weight
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A given body-weight, selected as an indicator of a schedule of deprivation, at which the organism is held from day to day during an experiment.
slot machine game
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A game of chance in which participants receive reinforcers as prizes. Several cups are placed upside down, concealing paper slips on which the names of reinforcing items or events ...
property
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A fundamental quality of a natural phenomenon. See Dimensional quantity.
transcription
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A formal verbal class in which a written stimulus occasions a corresponding written response. The correspondence is defined by the one-to-one relation of verbal units (e.g., ...
textual behavior
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A formal verbal class in which a written stimulus occasions a corresponding vocal verbal response. The correspondence is defined by the one-to-one relation of verbal units (e.g., ...
required relaxation
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A form of timeout in which the person is required to rest (e.g., lie on a bed) contingent on misbehavior. See also Timeout.
movement suppression timeout
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A form of timeout in which movement is contingently restricted for a period of time. See also Timeout.
Sub-categories
- Behavior analysis (11155)
- Emotions (46)
- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)