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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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topographical drift
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Gradual changes over time in the topography of responses maintained by a superstition procedure.
maximizing
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Given two or more responses, en-dtting the one with the higher probability of reinforcement. If reinforcement probabilities change from moment to moment and responding follows the one currently ...
theory of generalized imitation
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Generalized imitative responses occur because they automatically produce imitative reinforcers.
reinforcement density
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Frequency or rate at which responses are reinforced or, the quantity of reinforcers delivered per presentation. The lower the ratio or shorter the interval required by a given reinforcement schedule, ...
positive scanning
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Focusing one's attention on desirable rather than unwanted behavior, often by recording it. The positive scanners tend to "notice" and hence reinforce positive behaviors more and negative behaviors ...
new-response method for conditioned reinforcement
Psychology; Behavior analysis
First, a nonreinforcing stimulus is associated with a reinforcing event, and following this the stimulus is shown to increase the frequency of some operant behavior.
subjective evaluation of experts
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Experts' evaluation of the significance of the target behavior and the outcome.
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