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Reflexology

the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms

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Generalisation noun · 78% connection

(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

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Generalization noun · 78% connection

(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

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Reinforcement noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Reinforcer noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Reinforcing stimulus noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Stimulus generalisation noun · 78% connection

(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

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Stimulus generalization noun · 78% connection

(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

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Behaviorism noun · 78% connection

an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

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Behavioristic psychology noun · 78% connection

an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

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Behaviourism noun · 78% connection

an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

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Behaviouristic psychology noun · 78% connection

an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

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Classical conditioning noun · 78% connection

conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether…

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Conditioning noun · 78% connection

a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

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Operant conditioning noun · 78% connection

conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the…

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Affinity noun · 78% connection

(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "i…