ARMCHAIR PSYCHOLOGY
a form of psychological inquiry or therapy that is based on introspection and rational processes without reference to an empirical…
BEHAVIORAL CONTRACT
n. a document which describes in detail the rewards and consequences of agreeing to a new behavior and replacing a…
BIOLOGICAL MEASURES
n. measures that are drawn from bodily activities of humans or from biological systems in nature. These make use of…
CATEGORICAL DATA
n. types of data which can be counted and divided into groups. Thus, they consist of counts in contrast to…
CONDITIONING
the manner in which specific types of experience make certain behaviors more or less probably.
CONTROLLED OBSERVATION
an inspection made within the confines of standard and systematic circumstances instead of casual or incidental circumstances.
COVERT BEHAVIOR
actions that aren't immediately seen and can only be deduced or reported by oneself.
A-B DESIGN
a setup for experiments requiring the measurement of the dependent variable prior to onset of the experiment and again after…