Psychology RootsBehavioral intervention An alteration of the contingencies of reinforcement so as to bring about the desired alteration in behavior.
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Behavioral inhibition The restraint of tendencies to act along with environmental monitoring. As a temperament, this refers to individuals who are timid, …
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Behavioral endocrinology The interdisciplinary study of relationships among overt behavior, the production and excretion of hormones by the endocrine glands, and the …
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Behavioral ecology The study of the relationships between the environment and the behavior of the organisms within it within the general framework …
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Behavioral contrast A pattern of response to reward such that if an organism is given a small reward for a particular response, …
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Behavioral contagion Quick copying of behavior of a few individuals by those nearby spreads like a wave among a group often with …
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Behavioral assessment A research methodology designed to examine a target behavior critically with consideration of the environmental antecedents and consequences that serve …
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Behavioral Of or relating to the activities of an organism, most commonly used to describe the gross behavior of animals such as …
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Behavior All the activities that living organisms exhibit. Some research strategies limit the definition of behavior to those fitting a priori categories …
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Bedwetting The discharge of urine during sleep. Bedwetting normally occurs until a child’s bladder grows enough to be able to hold the …