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Behavioral intervention An alteration of the contingencies of reinforcement so as to bring about the desired alteration in behavior.

Behavioral inhibition The restraint of tendencies to act along with environmental monitoring. As a temperament, this refers to individuals who are timid,…

Behavioral endocrinology The interdisciplinary study of relationships among overt behavior, the production and excretion of hormones by the endocrine glands, and the…

Behavioral ecology The study of the relationships between the environment and the behavior of the organisms within it within the general framework…

Behavioral contrast A pattern of response to reward such that if an organism is given a small reward for a particular response,…

Behavioral contagion Quick copying of behavior of a few individuals by those nearby spreads like a wave among a group often with…

Behavioral assessment A research methodology designed to examine a target behavior critically with consideration of the environmental antecedents and consequences that serve…

Behavioral Of or relating to the activities of an organism, most commonly used to describe the gross behavior of animals such as…

Behavior All the activities that living organisms exhibit. Some research strategies limit the definition of behavior to those fitting a priori categories…

Bedwetting The discharge of urine during sleep. Bedwetting normally occurs until a child’s bladder grows enough to be able to hold the…