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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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paradigm
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A symbolic representation of relations. For example, a three-term contingency in which a response (R) produces a reinforcer (Rf) in the presence of a discriminative stimulus (SD) ...
verbal prompt
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A supplemental verbal stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response.
thematic research
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A style of research in which experiments are designed so that they are related to other studies in specific ways.
pilot research
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A style of research in which a study is primarily intended to test certain aspects of procedure before conducting a formal experiment.
unconditioned reinforcer
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A stimulus, such as food, water, or sexual activity, that usually is reinforcing in the absence of any prior learning history; often used interchangeably with primary reinforcer. ...
speedometer
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A stimulus, some dimension of which changes as a function of the rate of responding measured over some arbitrary period of time.
unconditioned aversive stimulus
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A stimulus, object, or event, such as a painful electric shock, a bee sting, or a sudden loud noise, that functions aversively in the absence of any prior learning history (i.e., ...
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- Behavior analysis (11155)
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- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
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