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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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Behavior analysis
peer-mediated strategy
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Method of training, supervising, and monitoring peers to serve as contingency managers, cotherapists, or tutors. Peers provide services directly.
replicative memory
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Memory interpreted as the production of a copy of what is remembered.
unobtrusive assessment
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Measuring performance when the clients or subjects are not aware of the ongoing observation.
obtrusive assessment
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Measuring performance when the clients or subjects are aware of the ongoing observation.
reliable measurement
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Measurement that remains consistent regardless of who does it and what conditions prevail when it is conducted. See also Reliability.
vaganotic measurement
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Measurement in which units are defined in a way such that their meaning can vary within or across applications.
