BEHAVIORAL SEQUENCE
n. a number or combination of behavioral incidents which are geared towards a specific purpose or outcome. Thus, much of…
BEHAVIORAL SEX THERAPY
n. a form of behavior therapy which focuses on sexual functions and sexual relationships between people. It makes use of…
BEHAVIORAL SINK
n. a phenomenon wherein animals are mutually attracted into forming dense groups. As an effect, grouping becomes detrimental to individual…
BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIZATION
n. in animal behavior, refers to an adaptation to the environment and all its existing conditions. Specifically, it applies to…
BEHAVIORAL STUDY OF OBEDIENCE
n. an experiment which graphically documents how individuals would be willing to obey orders from an authority figure, even if…
BEHAVIORAL TECHNOLOGY
n. a range of experimentally-established techniques and approaches which are designed to effect behavioral change. It is a set of…
BEHAVIORAL TERATOLOGY
n. the study of abnormal or impaired behavior due to physiological birth defects. These impairments in behavior are said to…
BEHAVIORAL TOXICITY
n. the acute, adverse effects of exposure to toxic substances. As to the severity of the condition, toxic substances such…
BEHAVIORAL TOXICOLOGY
n. the study of toxin-induced behavioral abnormalities and its impact on the individual/s involved. Although most of the effects are…
BEHAVIORAL WEIGHT CONTROL THERAPIES
n. a form of intervention therapy which helps clients change the way they eat and exercise. The goal is to…
BEHAVIORALLY ANCHORED RATING SCALE (BARS)
n. an appraisal method which rates performance, usually on the job. Behavior-based, this measure evaluates employee performance on a point-scale…
BEHAVIOR-BASED SAFETY
n. a modified approach to safety engineering wherein employees play a more active role in contributing to occupational health and…
BEHAVIOR-CONSTRAINT THEORY
n. the concept that, while a constraint exists, it remains a limiting factor which stands in the way of achieving…
BEHAVIORISM
n. a scientific approach to psychology in which the study is based on observable, quantifiable facts and not on subjective…
BEHAVIORIST
n. in psychology, refers either to the person or to the school of thought which practices behaviorism. For instance, a…
BEHRENS-FISHER PROBLEM
n. in statistics, refers to the classic dilemma on how to compute and test for the equality (or the difference)…
BEING COGNITION 1 (B-COGNITION)
n. in humanistic psychology, a new type of cognition which leads to fully experiencing and realizing one's self (self-actualization, B-cognition)…
BEING LOVE (B-LOVE)
n. in humanistic psychology, a new kind of love which is made possible when cognition is fully enhanced. Ascribed to…
BEING PSYCHOLOGY
n. in humanistic psychology, a psychological perspective which views people as ends in themselves. As incomparable beings, there is something…
BEING-BEYOND-THE-WORLD
n. in existential psychology, refers to a closer look into the potential of human beings to transcend their limitations of…