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Backward masking Backward masking is a form of masking in which the target (i.e., a to-be-identified item) temporally precedes that mask stimulus …

Backward conditioning A learning procedure in which a neutral stimulus is presented after an unconditioned stimulus. This seldom results in the formation …

Backward association An association formed by presenting a neutral stimulus after an unconditioned stimulus. This seldom results in the formation of an …

Backchannel response Any short utterance such as uh-huh, yeah, or right produced while the other person in a conversation is speaking which …

Babbling The action or fact of talking rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way. The continuous murmuring sound of …

Babble Pre speech sound such as mamma or dadada made by infants beginning at about the age of 6 months which is …

Background variable A variable of this type is neither manipulated by the experimenter, as an independent variable might be nor is it usually …

Backcrossing the process of crossbreeding a hybrid animal or plant with a member of the genetic line from which the hybrid was originally derived. …

Back-translation a method of ensuring that the translation of an assessment instrument into another language is adequate, used primarily in cross-cultural research. …

Back-propagation algorithms (backdrop algorithms) Term describes the most common process by which the weightings between input and output are adjusted. The output …