BACKWARD CONDITIONING
refers to a procedure whereby an unconditioned stimulus is consistently presented before a neutral stimulus. This arrangement does not produce…
BEHAVIOR PATTERN
n. a recurrence of two or more responses which occur in a prescribed arrangement or order. These patterns of behavior…
BEHAVIORAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
n. the study of the endocrine system in relation to behavior. There is a relationship between how hormones are secreted…
BIOCHEMISTRY
n. the study of chemical composition present in living organisms and the vital life processes which these biochemical substances affect.…
BODY MASS INDEX (BMI)
n. a measure used to calculate an individual's fitness or obesity based on set parameters. These parameters include weight, height,…
CASUAL CROWD
n. a random crowd of people, usually strangers to each other and gathered together purely by chance. They may share…
CONCORDANCE RATE
the amount of twin pairs or other genetically related persons who show a certain feature or illness.
CONGRUENCE
noun. 1. basically, joint consent, unity, or acclimation with others. 2. with regard to the phenomenological personality theory of Carl…
CONTINGENCY MODEL
any theory or design based upon the standardization that there isn't a common, most beneficial way to build organizations and…
COPING-SKILLS TRAINING
academic interferences or remediation to accelerate or enhance someone's capacity to control a wide range of frequently awkward or worry-eliciting…
COVERT BEHAVIOR
actions that aren't immediately seen and can only be deduced or reported by oneself.
CYCLOID PSYCHOSIS
an uncommon and dubious psychiatric disorder with three types: confusional, anxiety-happiness, and motility. It possesses indications similar to those of…
ACCEPTANCE
noun. 1. an agreeable demeanor toward a concept, position, individual, or group. In regards to therapy, a welcoming and open-minded…
ACTIVE RECREATION
a type of leisure treatment where a person actively takes part in an operation, like running, which demands actual physical…
AMELIORATION
noun. a positive development concerning the seriousness of an illness or syndrome, or a lessening of the severity of its…
ANTISOCIAL AGGRESSION
any deliberate and proactive act of aggression that has socially destructive and undesirable consequences for another person. Compare also prosocial…
APTITUDE TEST
an overall assessment instrument or test designed to measure (a) concrete abilities such as dexterity, visual acuity, and clerical performance-…
ATTENUATION THEORY
a part of the filter theory of attention, which proposes that unattended messages are attenuated (i.e., processed weakly) but not…
AUTONOMIC HYPERACTIVITY
arousal of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which results in physiological symptoms like anxiety and fear (e.g., sweating, palpitations, dry…