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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nondiscriminated avoidance

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Refers to the procedure used to train avoidance behavior or avoidance responding, in which no warning stimulus is presented. Both uses are correct. See also negative reinforcement.

objective measurement

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Recording behavioral data unbiased by the observer's feelings, interpretations, or other extraneous factors.

products of behavior

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Record or evidence that the behavior has occurred.

socially mediated negative reinforcement

Proportion equations describe concurrent performance when alternatives differ only in rate of reinforcement. However, in complex environments, other factors also contribute to choice and preference. ...

property of a stimulus

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Property of a stimulus refers to a single dimension of the stimulus which may control a performance differentially from other dimensions of the stimulus. Thus, a stimulus might be described as a ...