BEHAVIORAL CONTINGENCY
n. that possibility that there may or may not be a relationship between an individual's specific response and the frequency…
BEHAVIORAL TECHNOLOGY
n. a range of experimentally-established techniques and approaches which are designed to effect behavioral change. It is a set of…
BODILY-KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE
n. in multiple intelligence theory, refers to the intelligence to perform multiple tasks with coordination and handle finer objects with…
CARRYOVER EFFECT
n. the possibility that effects gained from a previous treatment may still be present and, therefore, be carried over in…
CONCEPTUALIZATION
noun. The procedure involved in constructing ideas, specifically those of a theoretical kind, from experience or incorporated information employing cognitive…
CONTENT VALIDITY
the degree to which an analysis gauges a symbolizing example of the topic content or behavior that is being analyzed.
COPING-SKILLS TRAINING
academic interferences or remediation to accelerate or enhance someone's capacity to control a wide range of frequently awkward or worry-eliciting…
COVERT BEHAVIOR
actions that aren't immediately seen and can only be deduced or reported by oneself.
ACTION READINESS
a condition of readiness for action that is induced as a component of an emotional reaction and connected with such…
AGE EFFECT
1. any sort of modification of emotional or mental operations or performances, based on age, such as escalated conformation during…
ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY
apprehension about an event prior to its occurrence. The apprehension occurs due to the expectation of a negative outcome -…
APPEASEMENT BEHAVIOR
peaceful actions by one organism that reduce the likelihood of threatening behavior from another organism. This often involves reducing apparent…
AROUSAL REGULATION
the controlling of cognitive and physiological activation using natural or cognitive-behavioral methods. See also autogenic training.
ATTITUDE OBJECT
any targets of judgment, including people, places, and things, that have an attitude or opinion associated with it.
AUTONOMIC REACTIVITY
1. the extent or level to which an organism responds physiologically to a stimulus, such as a stressor in the…
BACKUP REINFORCER
in behavior modification, this refers to a reward given to a client in return for tokens he or she has…