behavior psychology

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• behavior psychology — noun : behaviorism …   Useful english dictionary

• Psychology — (from Greek gr. ψῡχή, psȳkhē , breath, life, soul ; and gr. λογία, logia ) is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychologists study such phenomena as perception, cognition, emotion …   Wikipedia

• Behavior management — is similar to behavior modification. It is a less intensive version of behavior modification. In behavior modification the focus is on changing behavior, while in behavior management the focus is on maintaining order. Behavior management skills… …   Wikipedia

• PSYCHOLOGY — PSYCHOLOGY, the science of the mind or of mental phenomena and activities. Psychological Concepts in the Bible Psychology has a long past, but only a short history (H. Ebbinghaus, Abriss der Psychologie, 1908). Nowhere is this aphorism better… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Behavior settings — are theorized entities that help explain the relationship between individuals and the environment particularly the social environment. This topic is typically indexed under the larger rubric of Ecological (or Environmental) Psychology . However,… …   Wikipedia

• Behavior modification — is the use of empirically demonstrated behavior change techniques to improve behavior, such as altering an individual s behaviors and reactions to stimuli through positive and negative reinforcement of adaptive behavior and/or the reduction of… …   Wikipedia

• Behavior-based safety — (BBS) is the ”application of science of behavior change to real world problems”. [Staff. “How Does Behavioral Safety work?” Cambridge Center for Behavior Studies. ] BBS “focuses on what people do, analyzes why they do it, and then applies a… …   Wikipedia

• Behavior theory — can refer to:* in sociology, the collective behavior theory * in political sciences, the theories of political behavior * in psychology, the theory of planned behavior * in psychology, learning theory or behaviorism …   Wikipedia

• Behavior Genetics Association — Abbreviation BGA Formation June 1, 1971 (1971 06 01) (40 years ago) Legal st …   Wikipedia

• Behavior-based robotics — or behavioral robotics or behavioural robotics is the branch of robotics that incorporates modular or behavior based AI (BBAI). How they work Most behavior based systems are also reactive, which means they use relatively little internal variable… …   Wikipedia

• psychology — [sī käl′ə jē] n. pl. psychologies [ModL psychologia: see PSYCHO & LOGY] 1. a) the science dealing with the mind and with mental and emotional processes b) the science of human and animal behavior 2. the sum of the actions, traits, attitudes,… …   English World dictionary