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BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

n. a school of psychology which applies the principles of behaviorism, namely: theory, methodology, and philosophy. As an approach to

BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION SCALE (BOS)

n. a method of appraising human behavior against a preferred level of performance. More of a behavior-based measure, it is

BETWEEN-SUBJECTS DESIGN

n. an experimental design in which each person is a different sampling unit being tested under one and the same

BIOLOGICAL CLOCK

n. the internal mechanism which controls the rhythm of activities in a living organism. Referred to as biological rhythm or

BIRG-ING

n. acronym which stands for Basking in Reflected Glory.

BODY MASS INDEX (BMI)

n. a measure used to calculate an individual's fitness or obesity based on set parameters. These parameters include weight, height,

BRAINSTEM

n. the connection between the cerebrum and spinal cord. This part consists of the midbrain, cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata

CAMOUFLAGE

n. the act of concealing one's presence or identity in natural surroundings. It is a form of defense achieved through

CATATONIC EXCITEMENT

n. a highly-agitated state in which a patient exhibits extreme restlessness to the point of exhaustion. This results in repetitive

CAUSATION

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

CONCEPT FORMATION

the procedure by which someone abstracts a customary concept from certain examples. Commonly referred to as concept acquisition.

CONCURRENCE SEEKING

attempting to abstain from disputes and conundrums, especially within conversations or while making decisions.

CONFIDENTIALITY

noun. A standard of professional values necessitating suppliers of mental or medical healthcare to constrain the revealing of a person's

CONJUNCTION

noun. With regard to language, an operative term whose purpose is to fuse at least two sentence components or entire

CONSISTENCY THEORY

introduced by American psychologist Fritz Heider, a category of social psychological theory postulating that individuals are primarily driven by a

CONSUMMATORY COMMUNICATION

a communication which possesses the solitary objective of communicating the transmitter's notions or emotions and doesn't mandate any reaction or

CONTINUANCE COMMITMENT

the facet of an employee's dedication to an organization that can be credited to the price, troublesomeness, or hardship of

CONTROL DEVICE

1. the tool that empowers the operator of a certain climate to communicate directions to an objective tool to undertake

COORDINATION LOSS

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

CORTICAL MAGNIFICATION FACTOR

a sign as to the spatial extent of the visual cortex which symbolizes a chosen spatial extent within the visual