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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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absolute unit
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A unit of measurement whose value is defined in a fixed or unvarying manner independently of the phenomenon being measured.
autoclitic
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A unit of verbal behavior that depends on other verbal behavior for its occurrence and that modifies the effects of that other verbal behavior on the listener. Descriptive autoclitics involve ...
applied behavior analysis program
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A systematic approach to analyzing and changing behavior. The program essentially incorporates the full behavior analysis model (see Figure 1.1). It entails establishment of behavioral objectives; ...
advocacy research
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A style of research in which an investigator's primary goal is to generate support for a predetermined outcome or hypothesis.
behavioral definition
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A statement that specifies exactly what behavior is to be observed.
antecedent stimulus or antecedent event
Psychology; Behavior analysis
A stimulus that precedes some event or contingency; typically, a discriminative stimulus in a three-term contingency.
