ATTITUDE SCALE
a measure or assessment used to assess an attitude - usually for the purpose of comparison.
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
n. any modification in behavior (mainly human) in public health. The change may happen spontaneously and involuntarily without any intevention,…
BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR
n. any particular behavior or behavior pattern which strongly yet adversely affects health. It increases the chances of developing a…
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
the propensity to be arranged, accountable, and possess a strong work ethic, interpreted as one end of a facet of…
COST-REWARD ANALYSIS
with regard to social psychology, a design which tries to depict helping behavior with respect to the supports and prices…
CROSS-SITUATIONAL CONSISTENCY
the magnitude to which a psychological trait is expressed in the exact same, or in an operationally equal, way in…
ACCESSIBILITY OF AN ATTITUDE
the probability of a specific attitude being evoked from recollection upon confronting the attitude object.
APPETITIVE STIMULUS
In positive reinforcement (see positive reinforcement) this represents an unconditioned stimulus that an organism will approach. The effectiveness of this…
ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLE
a person's characteristic tendencies when inferring the cause of behavior or events, that may be based on three dimensions: the…
BEHAVIOR DETERMINANT
n. in psychology, refers to any factor which strongly influences and affects behavior. Whatever, this factor may be, it produces…
BEHAVIORAL SEQUENCE
n. a number or combination of behavioral incidents which are geared towards a specific purpose or outcome. Thus, much of…
CONCENTRATIVE MEDITATION
a kind of meditation that concentrates on a sole stimulant- a certain visual- a certain noise, mantra, term, etc.- a…