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12 Cards in this Set
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behavior |
what people do and say |
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dimensions of behavior |
frequency, intensity, duration and latency |
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overt behavior |
can be observed and recorded by another individual |
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covert behavior |
private event, not observable |
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behavior modification |
the field of psychology concerned with analyzing and modifying human behavior |
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behavioral excess |
an undesirable target behavior the person wants to increase in frequency, duration or intensity |
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behavioral deficit |
a desirable target behavior the person wants to increase in frequency, duration or intensity |
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Pavlov |
first described the conditioned reflex |
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Thorndike |
demonstrated the law of effect |
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law of effect |
a behavior can produce a desirable effect on the environment, the behavior will occur at a higher rate in the future |
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Skinner |
conducted research on basic principles of operant behavior that laid the foundation for behavior mod |
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indirect assesment |
assessment that relies on info from interviews and questionnaires |
