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Behavior modification Application of operant conditioning principles to individual cases. This has been applied primarily in schools in the United States with…

Behavioristic Of or like a behavioral approach.

Behaviorist A person who adopts a learning approach to social and psychological problems limiting himself or herself to a description of easily…

Behaviorism An approach to psychology that limits itself to a description of relationships between observable environmental events and the ensuing observable behavior…

Behavior genetics The study of the heredity of behavior patterns in humans and other animals using a multidisciplinary approach which includes etiology,…

Behavior control 1. A field of study and practice within child psychology that examines maladaptive child behavior and its relationships with adult…

Behavior contrast 1. A pattern of response to reward such that if an organism is given a small reward for a particular…

Behavior contract A behavior modification option whereby a student makes a formal written agreement with the therapist, educator, parent, or another interested…

Behavior analysis The observation and modification of behavior through environmental manipulation so as to produce more socially adaptive behavior. Behavior analysis is…

Behavioral toxicology The study of the behavioral changes brought about by exposure to toxic substances. The field has been growing in importance…