BEGGING THE QUESTION
n. an informal fallacy wherein the initial premise entails the final conclusion. In line with circular reasoning, it is the…
BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
n. a school of psychology which applies the principles of behaviorism, namely: theory, methodology, and philosophy. As an approach to…
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
n. any modification in behavior (mainly human) in public health. The change may happen spontaneously and involuntarily without any intevention,…
BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST
n. a list of observable and measurable behaviors which are recorded by a learning professional or a clinician. In the…
BEHAVIOR CONTROL
n. the exercise of influence and authority over human behavior. For instance, undesirable behavior can be redirected through psychological manipulation…
BEHAVIOR DETERMINANT
n. in psychology, refers to any factor which strongly influences and affects behavior. Whatever, this factor may be, it produces…
BEHAVIOR DISORDER
n. a pattern of behavior which is perceived to be hostile, aggressive, or disruptive. As a pattern which may have…
BEHAVIOR DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLES
n. a group of more specific behavioral difficulties which are perceived in children and adolescents. These emotional and behavioral problems…
BEHAVIOR DYSFUNCTIONS CLASSIFICATION
n. a less-clinical classification of psychological and behavioral dysfunctions. Theoretically, it was presumed that these types of dysfunctions had a…
BEHAVIOR EPISODE
n. an incident which progresses to a larger sequence of events. As regards behavior, this sequence of activities plays out…
BEHAVIOR GENETICS
n. a field of study which focuses on the role of genetics in human behavior. It examines behavior patterns which…
BEHAVIOR HIERARCHY
n. in the study of of behavior, refers to a ranking of possible behavioral responses based on the relative probablity…
BEHAVIOR MAPPING
n. in line with activity mapping and data collection, refers to a technique which enables you to study the activities…
BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
n. the use of behavior change techniques to increase the frequency of adaptive behavior and decrease that of maladaptive behavior.…
BEHAVIOR OBSERVATION
n. first and foremost, a record of behavior from one day to the next. This gives the observer an idea…
BEHAVIOR PATTERN
n. a recurrence of two or more responses which occur in a prescribed arrangement or order. These patterns of behavior…
BEHAVIOR PROBLEM
n. an unwanted behavior which needs changing. Also, a pattern of hostile, aggressive, or disruptive behavior which goes beyond societal…
BEHAVIOR RATING
n. a position assigned to the behavior in question. This position is usually in reference to the scale of an…