Behavioral Science Glossary
100 terms total — 4 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026
dialectical behavior therapy
A comprehensive cognitive-behavioral treatment approach that integrates mindfulness and distress tolerance skills, originally developed for borderline personality disorder.
treatment fidelity
The extent to which an intervention is delivered as intended according to established protocols.
treatment integrity
The degree to which an intervention is implemented as designed and intended in the research protocol or treatment manual...
treatment package
A comprehensive intervention approach that combines multiple evidence-based behavioral techniques to address specific be...
variable ratio schedule
A reinforcement schedule where reinforcement is delivered after an unpredictable number of responses, averaging around a...