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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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social reinforcer
Psychology; Behavior analysis
An interpersonal act that serves a reinforcing function. Praise (e.g., "That's a good job") usually functions as a social reinforcer.
proprioceptive stimulus
Psychology; Behavior analysis
An inter-oceptive stimulus produced by the effects of movements and postures on receptors in muscles, tendons, or joints.
tell procedure
Psychology; Behavior analysis
An instructional or stimulus control procedure that uses oral or written instructions or rules to prompt a response under appropriate conditions so that reinforcement may be ...
potentiation
Psychology; Behavior analysis
An increase, over repeated presentations, in the respondent behavior elicited by a stimulus (especially, an aversive stimulus).
reminiscence
Psychology; Behavior analysis
An increase in recall probability as time passes since learning. Reminiscence is an occasional phenomenon that usually appears, if at all, shortly after learning.
simple baseline design
Psychology; Behavior analysis
An experimental design in which the baseline data are collected before the intervention.
sequential withdrawal design
Psychology; Behavior analysis
An experimental design in which first one element of the treatment is withdrawn, then a second, and so on, until all elements have been withdrawn; particularly well suited to ...
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- Behavior analysis (11155)
- Emotions (46)
- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)