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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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Reliability measurements
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The comparison of measurements of dependent variables and independent variables obtained by independent observers.
Scalloping
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The characteristic pattern of response, seen on a cumulative record, that is produced by a fixed-interval schedule. There is a pause after reinforcement, then a few probe responses, and finally an ...
Weight
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The body-weight of the animal usually measured at the beginning of the daily experiment.
Repertoire or repertory
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The behaviour an organism can emit, in the sense that the behaviour exists at a nonzero level, has been shaped, or, if extinguished, may be rapidly reinstated. The organism need not be engaging in ...
Rescorla-wagner model
Psychology; Behavior analysis
The basic idea of the Rescorla-Wagner model of respondent conditioning is that a conditioned stimulus acquires a limited amount of associative strength on any one trial. The term associative strength ...
Reinforcement procedure
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Systematically planned, goal-directed applications of principles of effective reinforcement.
Running rate
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Sustained constant rate, often the only important single rate except for zero observed under a given schedule (as in some ratio performances).
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