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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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momentary dro
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A variation of the DRO procedure. Reinforcers are delivered at a particular preset moment, provided a particular behavior is not being expressed at that moment-best reserved for ...
self-desensitization
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A variation of systematic desensitization in which the client conducts the treatment without the aid of a therapist.
module
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A unit of instruction, often consisting of a pretest, instructional materials, and a posttest.
prototype
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A typical member of a probabilistic class, described by a weighted average of all features of all members of the class (e.g., feathers are weighted more heavily than webbed feet ...
transitory state
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A transitional pattern of responding that ends in a return to the original level or pattern of responding.
representation
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A transformation of stimuli occurring either when an organism responds to them or later (e.g., in remembering). In some accounts they are copies; in other accounts representations ...
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- Behavior analysis (11155)
- Emotions (46)
- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)