Behavioural psychology
Learning, conditioning, reinforcement and observable behaviour.
Areas within Behavioural psychology
Cognitive psychology
Attention, memory, language, perception and thinking.
689 wordsSocial psychology
How people think, feel and behave in social settings.
8 wordsDevelopmental psychology
Psychological change across the lifespan.
67 wordsClinical psychology
Assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties.
116 wordsBehavioural psychology
Learning, conditioning, reinforcement and observable behaviour.
28 wordsNeuroscience
The nervous system and the biological basis of behaviour and cognition.
1 wordsPersonality psychology
Enduring patterns of thought, emotion and behaviour.
22 wordsPsychometrics
The design and evaluation of psychological measurement.
0 wordsAbnormal psychology
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85 wordsEmotion motivation
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
4 wordsHealth psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
7 wordsLearning memory
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
17 wordsOrganisational psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
2 wordsPerception
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
114 wordsPsychological neuroscience
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
14 wordsPsychology research methods
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an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
Behavioristic psychologynounan approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
Behaviourismnounan approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
Behaviouristic psychologynounan approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
Classical conditioningnounconditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether or not the…
Conditioningnouna learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
Operant conditioningnounconditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence…
Generalisationnoun(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Generalizationnoun(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Reinforcementnoun(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Reinforcernoun(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Reinforcing stimulusnoun(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Stimulus generalisationnoun(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Stimulus generalizationnoun(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
ConditioningnounLearning through repeated association or reward and punishment.
ReinforcementnounA reward or outcome that makes a behaviour more likely to happen again.
ResponsenounA reaction to something that happens.
StimulusnounSomething that triggers a reaction.
Aversive conditioningnounconditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus
Counter conditioningnounconditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus; "counter conditioning lies behind many o…
Experimental extinctionnouna conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
Extinctionnouna conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
Instrumental conditioningnounoperant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is given
Neobehaviorismnouna school of psychology based on the general principles of behaviorism but broader and more flexible in concept. It stresses experimental researc…
Reflexologynounthe study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms
Irradiationnoun(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
Negative reinforcernouna reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it
Negative reinforcing stimulusnouna reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it
Positive reinforcernouna reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it
Positive reinforcing stimulusnouna reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it