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BASELINE

n. a line that serves as a basis or reference point for observing behavior. Because this behavioral performance is stable,

BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT

n. a process of studying and evaluating behavior in order to identify problem areas. The procedure also involves observing, reporting,

BEHAVIORAL PLASTICITY

n. the capacity and degree to which human behavior can be altered by environmental factors such as learning and social

BIPOLAR

adj. the condition of vacillating between two extreme poles, for instance, that of mania and depression. The term usually applies

CATALEPSY

n. a trance-like condition in which a person is observed to be in a state of prolonged and sustained unresponsiveness.

CONDITIONED

correlated with or explanatory of behavior whose existence, manner of demonstration, or both is the outcome of experience. The two

CONSTRUCT VALIDITY

the magnitude to which an analysis or tool is able to gauge an abstract characteristic, capacity, or construct.

COORDINATION LOSS

in sets, a lessening of progression as a result of impaired incorporation tactics, behaviors, and donations by individual members of

COUNTERATTITUDINAL BEHAVIOR

actions which do not align with an outlook.

CULTURAL

adjective. Culture-bias theory that gauges of intellect might be prejudice or carry a preference for some members over other specific

A-B DESIGN

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