Psychology RootsBehavior genetics The study of the heredity of behavior patterns in humans and other animals using a multidisciplinary approach which includes etiology, …
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Behavior control 1. A field of study and practice within child psychology that examines maladaptive child behavior and its relationships with adult …
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Behavior contrast 1. A pattern of response to reward such that if an organism is given a small reward for a particular …
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Behavior contract A behavior modification option whereby a student makes a formal written agreement with the therapist, educator, parent, or another interested …
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Behavior analysis The observation and modification of behavior through environmental manipulation so as to produce more socially adaptive behavior. Behavior analysis is …
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Behavioral toxicology The study of the behavioral changes brought about by exposure to toxic substances. The field has been growing in importance …
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Behavioral science Any of the social sciences that attempt to study and understand behavior.
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Behavioral modeling 1. A therapeutic approach in which desired behavior is modeled for a client who learns vicariously to use the behavior …
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Behavioral medicine A multidisciplinary field including physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, counselors, dieticians, and others who examine the relationships between behavior and …
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Behaviorally anchored rating scales A behavior-based rating of job performance in which it is behaviorally described systematically from behavior consistent with lower …