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Behavior analysis
Behavior analysis is an approach to psychology that concerns itself primarily with observing, analysing and attempting to understand and predict the way humans behave and interact.
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adjustable stimulus
Psychology; Behavior analysis
An adjustable stimulus is one which an animal may change as a result of its own behavior. A procedure where a bird may increase the length of a line by pecking at one key and decrease it by pecking ...
be concrete
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Always pinpoint specific behaviors when you deal with a behavioral (psychological) problem.
behavior trap
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Add a reinforcement contingency to increase the rate of behavior. Then the behavior will frequently contact built-in reinforcement contingencies, and those built-in contingencies will maintain that ...
aggessive behavior
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Aggressive behavior that often accompanies extinction in its early phases, in the absence of any other identifiable precipitating events.
alternating-treatment design
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A within-subject or intensive experimental design consisting of alternating presentations of two or more independent variable arrangements, each of which is correlated with a distinctive stimulus. ...
activity table
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A table displaying a variety of reinforcing activities. Individuals earn access to time at the table for accomplishments, such as completing their work or following various classroom rules.
