Behavioral Science Glossary

The characteristic behavioral patterns associated with specific genetic or developmental conditions.

The systematic measurement and characterization of observable behaviors to identify patterns associated with specific ge...

A therapeutic technique where clients practice specific behaviors in a controlled setting before applying them in real-w...

The complete set of behaviors that an individual is capable of performing across different contexts and situations.

An intervention that captures and maintains behavior change through naturally occurring contingencies in the environment...

The degree of variation or diversity in an individual's behavioral responses across time or contexts.

A behavioral teaching technique that links individual behavioral components together in sequence to form a complex skill...

A hypothesis-driven explanation of a client's psychological difficulties that guides treatment planning.

An evidence-based psychotherapeutic approach that addresses maladaptive thoughts, behaviors, and emotions through struct...

A framework for understanding how alternative behaviors compete with problem behaviors for the same reinforcing conseque...

The simultaneous collection of data on multiple behaviors or outcomes during the same observation period.

A reinforcement schedule where two or more independent schedules operate simultaneously for different behaviors or respo...

The degree to which a measure correlates with an established criterion measure administered at the same time.

A behavioral intervention that provides immediate consequences based on specific behavioral targets.

A visual representation of the relationships between antecedents, behaviors, and consequences to analyze behavioral patt...

Behaviors that develop and are maintained through direct contact with environmental contingencies rather than through ve...

An environmental state where access to a reinforcer has been restricted, increasing the individual's motivation to engag...

A comprehensive cognitive-behavioral treatment approach that integrates mindfulness and distress tolerance skills, origi...

A behavior modification technique that reinforces desired behaviors while withholding reinforcement for undesired behavi...

A structured behavioral teaching method that breaks skills into small components taught through repeated practice trials...

An environmental cue that signals when a particular behavior is likely to be reinforced, serving as an occasion for that...

A reinforcement schedule that provides rewards only when behaviors occur at or above a specified rate or frequency.

A reinforcement schedule that delivers rewards only when behaviors occur at or below a specified rate or with sufficient...

A reinforcement schedule that provides reinforcement when a target behavior does not occur for a specified period.