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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Echoic behaviour

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A formal verbal class in which a vocal verbal stimulus occasions a corresponding vocal verbal response. The correspondence is defined by the one-to-one relation of verbal units (e.g., phonemes or ...

Frame

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A finely graded instructional step. Part of a teaching segment in programmed instruction. Reinforcement is used as confirmation for correctly responding to each step. See also Programmed instruction.

A predictive stimulus; a discriminative stimulus, though not necessarily a conditioned reinforcer (e.g., a stimulus correlated with differential punishment that is superimposed on ongoing reinforced ...

Four-term contingency

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A phrase used to describe the interrelationship among contextual variables, antecedents, behaviour and consequences.

Interobserver agreement assessment

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A method for estimating the reliability of a behavioural observation system. A coefficient of agreement is calculated by comparing scores obtained by two or more independent observers and determining ...

Escape-avoidance learning

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A learning situation in which the target behaviour results in escape from, or avoidance of, an aversive event.

Group behaviour

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A mathematical result of combining the data from multiple individuals who are related in some way (e.g., exposure to an experimental or control condition). Does not refer to a natural phenomenon ...