Psych 3555 - Behaviour Modification

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Either a response elicited by a conditioned stimulus or an operant response that has been strengthened by reinforcement.

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Conditioned Response

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A stimulus that elicits a response because that stimulus has been paired with another stimulus that elicits that or a similar response.

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Conditioned Stimulus

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Conditioning a response to a stimulus that is incompatible with another response elicited by the same stimulus.

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Counterconditioning

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A procedure in which a stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus by being paired with another conditioned stimulus instead of an unconditioned stimulus.

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Higher-Order Conditioning

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Behaviour that is influenced by its consequences.

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Operant Behaviours

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The process of strengthening a behaviour by reinforcing it; or weakening a behaviour by punishing it.

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Operant Conditioning

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Behaviour that is elicited by stimuli and that is or can be learned to be elicited by other stimuli through respondent conditioning.

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Respondent Behaviours

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Teaching a response to a new stimulus by pairing that stimulus with another stimulus that elicits that response.

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Respondent Conditioning

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A response elicited by an unconditioned stimulus; an inborn response to a stimulus.

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Unconditioned Response (UR)

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A stimulus that elicits a response without prior learning.

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Unconditioned Stimulus (US)

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A measure in the absence of (i.e. prior to or following) a treatment or intervention program.

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Baseline

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The collection and analysis of information and data in order to identify a specific behaviour for treatment, to identify possible causes of the behaviour, to select appropriate treatment strategies for the behaviour, and to evaluate treatment outcome.

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Behavioural Assessment

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A specific behaviour to be improved (increased or decreased) in a behaviour modification program.

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Target Behaviours

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A research design consisting of four phases: baseline (A), intervention (B), reversal to baseline (A), and replication of intervention (B).

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ABAB Reversal-Replication Design

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A research design in which a baseline and treatment(s) are alternated, typically on successive days or sessions.

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Alternating-Treatments Design

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A research design in which successive changes in the criterion for application of the treatment occur.

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Changing-Criterion Design

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A measure of behaviour that is studied as a function of an independent variable.

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Dependent Variable

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A treatment or intervention introduced to study its influence on a dependent variable.

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Independent Variable

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A research design in which two or more behaviours are monitored concurrently and, in a staggered fashion, the treatment is introduced sequentially to the behaviour of each of the individuals.

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Multiple-Baseline-Across-Behaviour Design

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A research design in which a behaviour is monitored in two or more individuals concurrently and, in a staggered fashion, the intervention is introduced sequentially to the behaviour of each of the individuals.

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Multiple-Baseline-Across-People Design

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A research design in which a behaviour is monitored in two or more situations, and in a staggered fashion, the intervention is introduced sequentially to the behaviour in each of the situations.

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Multiple-Baseline-Across-Situations Design

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The return of a treated behaviour to its level prior to treatment.

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Relapse

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A strategy for changing one's own behaviour by using principles of behaviour modification.

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Self-Management

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Any activity (muscular, glandular, or electrical) of an individual.

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Behaviour

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The systematic application of learning principles and techniques to assess and improve individuals' covert and overt behaviours.

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Behaviour Modification

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The totality of all stimuli impinging on an individual.

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Environment

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Any physical event that can impinge on the sense receptors.

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Stimulus (pl. Stimuli)