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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Multiple baseline across subjects

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A research design in which an intervention is introduced progressively for different subjects who exhibit similar target behavior. The same behaviour (e.g., stealing) is first modified for subject 1, ...

Trend

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A relatively consistent change in a data set in a single direction.

Timeout ribbon

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A relatively benign form of timeout. A ribbon serves as a necktie. Contingent on misbehavior, the ribbon is removed for 3 minutes, or longer, if necessary, until the misbehaviour stops. Treats and ...

Second-order effect

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A relation between the numbers of responses emitted in two or more successive intervals on FI in which an over-all acceleration may be observed throughout all segments.

Stimulus induction

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A process through which a stimulus acquires or loses the capacity to elicit a response, control a discriminative response, set up an emotional "state," etc., because of its similarity to a stimulus ...

Response induction

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A process through which a response changes its probability or rate because it shares properties with another response which has changed its probability or rate through other means.

Squaring a complex graph

Psychology; Behavior analysis

A process performed when making a graph with more than one condition by selecting the condition with the highest value of the ordinate and squaring the graph for that condition. Use the same scale ...