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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Reliability measurements

Psychology; Behavior analysis

The comparison of measurements of dependent variables and independent variables obtained by independent observers.

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 ...