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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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mediation
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The contribution of intervening behavior to the relation between other events (as when coding mediates between the presentation of an item and its recall). For operant examples, ...
movement cycle
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The complete sequence of the components of a response from the beginning to the end.
verbal community
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The contingencies that regulate verbal behavior arise from the practices of people in the verbal community. The verbal community refers to the customary ways that people reinforce ...
reliability measurements
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The comparison of measurements of dependent variables and independent variables obtained by independent observers.
scalloping
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The characteristic pattern of response, seen on a cumulative record, that is produced by a fixed-interval schedule. There is a pause after reinforcement, then a few probe ...
weight
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The body-weight of the animal usually measured at the beginning of the daily experiment.
repertoire or repertory
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The behavior an organism can emit, in the sense that the behavior exists at a nonzero level, has been shaped, or, if extinguished, may be rapidly reinstated. The organism need not ...
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- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)