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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 …