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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differential response

Psychology; Behavior analysis

When an organism makes a response in one situation but not in another, we say that the animal discriminates between the situations and makes a differential response.

differential reinforcement of paced responses

Psychology; Behavior analysis

Time between the preceding response and the reinforced response is specified more narrowly as falling between certain limits.

differential reinforcement of other behavior

Psychology; Behavior analysis

1) The DRO schedule refers to a procedure in which a reinforcer follows any performance the animal emits except a particular one. Thus, the DRO schedule specifies the performance which is to go ...

differential reinforcement of low rate

1) Reinforcement occurs for each response that follows the preceding response by at least some minimum delay. 2) Reinforcements occur only when the rate is below some specified value. 3) A behavior ...

differential reinforcement of incompatible behavio

Psychology; Behavior analysis

1) Reinforcement is provided for one behavior that is incompatible with another behavior. 2) A particular ALT-R or DRA procedure designed to increase the rate of a behavior or a set of behaviors ...

differential reinforcement of high rates

Psychology; Behavior analysis

1) A schedule that specifies reinforcement of a sequence of responses only when they occur in rapid succession (i.e., above a preset rate). 2) Reinforcements occur only when the rate is above some ...

differential reinforcement of diminishing rates

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A schedule according to which a sequence of responses repeated below a series of gradually diminishing preset rates is reinforced. (E.g., reinforcers followed when a student talked out no more than 5 ...