Behavioral Science Glossary
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dialectical behavior therapy
A comprehensive cognitive-behavioral treatment approach that integrates mindfulness and distress tolerance skills, originally developed for borderline personality disorder.
acceptance and commitment therapy
A behavioral therapy approach that uses mindfulness and acceptance strategies combined with commitment and behavior chan...
behavioral economics
The study of how psychological, social, and emotional factors influence economic decision-making within behavioral inter...
discriminative stimulus
An environmental cue that signals when a particular behavior is likely to be reinforced, serving as an occasion for that...