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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…

Behavioral science Any of the social sciences that attempt to study and understand behavior.

Behavioral modeling 1. A therapeutic approach in which desired behavior is modeled for a client who learns vicariously to use the behavior…

Behavioral medicine A multidisciplinary field including physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, counselors, dieticians, and others who examine the relationships between behavior and…

Behaviorally anchored rating scales A behavior-based rating of job performance in which it is behaviorally described systematically from behavior consistent with lower…