CASTRATION ANXIETY
n. the fear of suffering an injury or loss of the genitals. In the pregenital stage of the Freudian psychoanalytic…
CONCORDANCE RATE
the amount of twin pairs or other genetically related persons who show a certain feature or illness.
CONFRONTATION
an assertion or aggressive difference. 2. the activity involved in openly confronting, or being motivated or mandated to confront, a…
CONTEXTUAL ASSOCIATIONS
correlations learned between objects or materials that a living being is exposed to, and the framework wherein exposure happens.
CORRECTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
a department of forensic psychology affiliated with the use of counseling and medicinal approaches toward juvenile wrongdoers and criminals alike…
COVERT MODELING
a stealth conditioning process wherein the patient pictures a role model, visualizes acting as this individual may, so because of…
CUMULATIVE RECORD
an ongoing document wherein new information is attributed. With regard to conditioning, a collective document is a graph demonstrating the…
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
behavior that is unlike the majority of a healthy human population- behaviors which could pose a threat to one's livelihood…
ACTION SLIP
any sort of mistake which involves some sort of intellectual backslide and causes an accidental action, such as placing your…
ADJUNCTIVE BEHAVIOR
fairly stereotypic behavior which follows the introduction of a stimulant. It varies from straight-forward responder practice where the potential of…
ANTICIPATORY COPING
a stress-management technique enacted prior the encountering of a stressful event. It may involve minimizing the problems associated with the…
APPETITIVE STIMULUS
In positive reinforcement (see positive reinforcement) this represents an unconditioned stimulus that an organism will approach. The effectiveness of this…
AROUSAL THEORY
1. the theory that the physical environment can affect arousal levels by stimulating brain-based mechanisms. Stress and arousal are created…
ATTITUDE SCALE
a measure or assessment used to assess an attitude - usually for the purpose of comparison.
AUTOSHAPING
n. a method of shaping a behavior using rewards only elicited by responses. It is most commonly used with pigeons…
BALANCE THEORY
refers to the theory that people tend to prefer elements held in thoughts to be congruent with their behaviors (i.e.,…
BEHAVIOR HIERARCHY
n. in the study of of behavior, refers to a ranking of possible behavioral responses based on the relative probablity…
BEHAVIORAL CRITERION
n. the distinct behavior which must consistently exist in an individual in order for a diagnosis to be accurately made.…
BELIEF SYSTEM
n. a set of beliefs which guide and govern a person's attitude. Usually, it is directed towards a system such…