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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online disinhibition effect

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A loosening or abandonment of social restrictions while interacting with others over the internet. This effect is caused by anonymity and minimization of authority. Because of the loss of ...

A defense mechanism in which a person takes his/her own negative qualities and ascribes them to other people. Projection reduces anxiety through an unconscious expression of desires or impulses in a ...

reaction formation

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A defense mechanism where a person controls a socially unacceptable behavior by taking on the opposite feeling or behavior. That person can hide their true feelings but those rejected feelings will ...

denial

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A defense mechanism where people refuse to admit or accept that an event has occurred. The term is often used to describe a situation in which people are unable to face reality or feel the need to ...

sublimation

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behaviors. For example, a person who is experiences extreme anger may take up boxing as a ...

rationalization

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A defense mechanism where unacceptable behaviors are logically justified but avoids the true reason for the behavior. For example, a student may blame a poor test score on the teacher instead of his ...

associationism

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Any of several theories that explain complex psychological phenomena as being built up from the association of simple sensations, stimuli and responses, or other behavioral or mental elements ...