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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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appetitive stimulus
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Usually, a positive reinforcer, especially one the effectiveness of which lit is modifiable by deprivation.
applied behavior analysis
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The attempt to solve behavior problems by providing antecedents and/or consequences that change behavior.
ad lib body-weight
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The weight approached or reached by a mature organism under continuous access to food.
behavioral contingency
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The occasion for a response (behavior), the response (behavior), and the outcome of the response (behavior).
adaptation period
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The phase in a behavior analysis program during which adaptation takes place. This can be assumed when behavioral patterns stabilize.
base rate
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The rate of a particular behavior before it was changed. See Baseline.
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