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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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private behavior
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Behavior that is only accessible to the person who emits it (e.g., thinking).
transition-state performance
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Behavior that is changing from one state to another as a function of a change in contingencies of reinforcement. For example, when CRF contingencies are changed to FR 10, ...
mediating behavior
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Behavior occurring between two instances of the response being studied (or between some other event and such an instance) which is used by the organism as a controlling stimulus ...
species-specific behavior
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Behavior observed in all or most members of a species (of only one or of both sexes, and perhaps only over limited times in each organisms life). Different usages may include. ...
species-specific defense reaction
Psychology; Behavior analysis
avoidance or escape responding that has a phylogenic origin. Such behavior presumably evolved because natural environments do not allow organisms to learn certain types of ...
sick social cycle
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Aversive behavior frequently occurs at a high rate because such behavior is often reinforced by producing attention, approval, or compliance by someone else. In turn, the ...
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- Psychological disorders (166)
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