Behavior analysis

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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generalized reinforcer

Psychology; Behavior analysis

1) Duplicating modeled behavior in novel instances beyond those explicitly taught. 2) A conditioned reinforcer effective for a wide range of behaviors as a result of pairing with a variety of ...

interdependent group contingencies

1) Contingency arrangement in which members of the group are treated as if they were a single behaving individual. The group's performance determines the reinforcer each member receives. For example, ...

imitation

Psychology; Behavior analysis

1) An observer repeats the action that is performed by a model. 2) Behavior that duplicates some properties of the behavior of a model. In-dtation need not involve the matching of stimulus features ...

informed consent

Psychology; Behavior analysis

1) Consent to intervene in a way that is experimental or risky. The participant or guardian is informed of the risks and benefits and of the right to stop the intervention. 2) Clients (or their ...

event recording

Psychology; Behavior analysis

1) An observational recording procedure in which the number of occurrences of a given discrete behavior are counted-number of times correct answers are given, blows delivered, and so on-over a ...

elicit

Psychology; Behavior analysis

1) A verb used to denote the effect of an antecedent conditioned or unconditioned stimulus on a conditioned or unconditioned response in respondent or classical conditioning of reflexes. In ...

emit

Psychology; Behavior analysis

1) A term that describes the occurrence of operant behavior. In this text, familiar verbs such as express, perform, respond, and behave are used as equivalents. See also Operant behavior. 2) ...