Epilepsy

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AVERSION THERAPY

refers to a form of behavior therapy in which the client is conditioned to cease an undesirable behavior by associating

BEHAVIOR DETERMINANT

n. in psychology, refers to any factor which strongly influences and affects behavior. Whatever, this factor may be, it produces

BEHAVIORAL CONTRAST

n. in research, refers to a phenomenon which illustrates the possible consequences of reinforcement. In positive contrast, the response increases

BELIEF SYSTEM

n. a set of beliefs which guide and govern a person's attitude. Usually, it is directed towards a system such

BOUNDARY ISSUES

n. in therapy and health care, refers to ethical issues which surround the relationship between a therapist and a patient.

CAUSATION

n. an empirical relationship which exists between two events which can be summed up as one event (the cause) bringing

CONFOUNDS

noun. factors that fluctuate with the independent variable and whose affects on the dependent variable are subsequently hard to distinguish

CONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT (CRF)

in operant and instrumental conditioning, the strengthener of each reaction.

CORRELATION

noun. The magnitude of a union between two traits.

CRF 1

the abbreviated for of continuous reinforcement- the abbreviated form of corticotrophin-releasing factor.

A-B DESIGN

a setup for experiments requiring the measurement of the dependent variable prior to onset of the experiment and again after