AVERSIVE CONDITIONING
the process by which an unwanted behavior is paired with a noxious or unpleasant stimulus, with the intention to reduce…
BAIT SHYNESS
refers to animals avoiding foods that have previously been associated with gastric distress or other adverse effects. This learned avoidance…
BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY (BDI)
n.a measure of depression in individuals aged 13 years and above. Administered by a clinician, the test consists of 21…
BEHAVIORAL HOMEOSTASIS
n. the tendency of an organism to apply mechanisms of behavior in order to restore stability and maintain equilibrium. These…
BETA WEIGHT
n. in statistics, refers to the number by which a specific predictor is multiplied. In line with multiple regression analysis,…
BIOGRAPHICAL METHOD
n. the collection and analysis of an account on a person. It may be the whole or a portion of…
BIOSOCIAL THEORY
in social and behavioral science, refers to an approach which looks into the possibility that a mental illness or personality…
BODY ESTEEM
n. the level and degree of positiveness which an individual clearly attributes to his or her own body. It is…
BRAIN PATHOLOGY
n. the study of diseases and disorders related to the brain. It also covers all pathological conditions which affect brain…
CALIBRATION
n. the process of setting a measuring device in order to conform with a reference standard. These settings are either…
CAUSAL NEXUS
n. an established link between the most probable cause and its resulting effects. It relies on a connection (nexus) between…
CONCENTRATIVE MEDITATION
a kind of meditation that concentrates on a sole stimulant- a certain visual- a certain noise, mantra, term, etc.- a…
CONCRETE THINKING
cognitions centered directly upon automatic encounters and certain items or occurrences. Observed frequently in youths, but also in those affected…
CONFEDERATE
noun. 1. with regard to a trial and error scenario, an assistant to the experimenter who takes on the role…
CONFUSION OF RESPONSIBILITY
the propensity for standers-by to abstain from assisting in notemergent and emergent situations in effort to abstain from being held…
CONSERVATISM
1. a state of mine marked by positive respect for the past or the norm and at times, by distrust…
CONSUMER EMPOWERMENT
a tradition wherein the end-users of professional services advance their employment of professional service preference and their impact on when,…
CONTEXT-SPECIFIC LEARNING
learning that has happened in a specific setting and is shown only that setting and not when examination happens in…
CONTRAST POLARITY
the level of contract between two optical factors, specifically form and background. Contrast might be positive, wherein light items are…