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ATTRITION

n. dropout or loss of participants during an experiment or during a clinical trial, which may cause imbalance in groups.

BEHAVIOR HIERARCHY

n. in the study of of behavior, refers to a ranking of possible behavioral responses based on the relative probablity

BEHAVIORAL TOXICITY

n. the acute, adverse effects of exposure to toxic substances. As to the severity of the condition, toxic substances such

CAFFEINE

n. a crystalline, bitter-tasting alkaloid of plant-based origin. It belongs to the methylxanthine group which is known to have stimulating

CONCEPT

noun. 1. a concept that symbolizes a category of items or occurrences or their traits. 2. with regard to conditioning,

CONSTRUCT VALIDITY

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

COUNSELING PROCESS

the private procedure therapists and patients participate in when trying to identify, confront, and solve certain issues the patient has

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