ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLE
a person's characteristic tendencies when inferring the cause of behavior or events, that may be based on three dimensions: the…
AVERSIVE CONTROL
refers to the use of an aversive outcome, such as punishment or negative reinforcement, to control behavior, and eliminate undesirable…
BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
n. a school of psychology which applies the principles of behaviorism, namely: theory, methodology, and philosophy. As an approach to…
BEHAVIORAL CONGRUENCE
n. a consistent state of behavior, meaning there is consistency between the goals, values, and attitudes projected and the actual…
BEHAVIORAL TECHNOLOGY
n. a range of experimentally-established techniques and approaches which are designed to effect behavioral change. It is a set of…
BLAMING THE VICTIM
n. a social and psychological phenomenon wherein the fault in a crime (rape, robbery, assault) is attributed to the victim.…
CANNABIS ABUSE
n. in DSM-IV-TR, refers to a pattern of repeated and excessive cannabis use. Although addiction to the substance is rare,…
CAUTIOUS SHIFT
n. a shift in both choice and approach when making decisions as a group. People who make a decision as…
CONFIGURAL LEARNING
training to react to a mixture of at least two stimulants matched with a result when none of the stimulants…
CONSTITUTIONAL FACTOR
a fundamental psychological propensity to add to character, nature, and the philosophy of certain physical and cognitive diseases. Said elements…
CONVERGENT VALIDITY
a type of construct validity based upon the level to which the gauging tool being examined shows vast involvement with…
COUNSELING PROCESS
the private procedure therapists and patients participate in when trying to identify, confront, and solve certain issues the patient has…
CROSS-SECTIONAL DESIGN
a trial and error model wherein people of carrying ages or growth stages are compared to one another.
ACTION TENDENCY
a desire to behave in select communicative or important actions that are connected to a particular feeling. For instance, the…
ADJUNCTIVE BEHAVIOR
fairly stereotypic behavior which follows the introduction of a stimulant. It varies from straight-forward responder practice where the potential of…
ALCOHOL IDIOSYNCRATIC INTOXICATION
in the DSM-III, a health problem marked by noticeable attitudinal development connected to usage of a quantity of alcohol typically…
ANTECEDENT
1. an event preceding or occasioning another event - setting the stage for a particular response. 2. In linguistics, the…
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
the application of the theories, principles, and techniques of psychology to clinical settings, for example, the treatment of psychopathology, educational…
ASSOCIATIONISM
n. the theory that complex mental processes, such as thinking, learning, and memory, can be mainly explained by the associative…