BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION - EXAM 1 [
GUARANTEED A+]
Behaviour - ✔✔What people do and say
Has one or more dimensions
Can be observed, described, and recorded
Has an impact on the environment
Lawful
May be overt or covert
Dimensions of behavior - ✔✔An aspect of behavior that can be measured and
modified; may include frequency, duration, intensity, and latency
Frequency - ✔✔A dimension of behavior; the number of times a behavior
occurs in a specific time period
©morren 2025/2026.Year published 2026.
,Rate - ✔✔Frequency divided by the time of the observation period; often
reported as responses per minute
Duration - ✔✔A dimension of behavior; the time from the onset of the
behavior to the offset of the behavior; how long an instance of the behavior
lasts
Intensity - ✔✔A dimension of behavior; the physical force or magnitude of the
behavior; often measured with a recording instrument or on a rating scale
Latency - ✔✔A dimension of behavior; the time from some stimulus to the
onset of the behavior
Overt behavior - ✔✔An action that can be observed and recorded by a person
other than the one engaging in the behavior
©morren 2025/2026.Year published 2026.
, Covert behavior - ✔✔Private events that are not observable to others
Behavior Modification - ✔✔Field of psychology concerned with analyzing and
modifying human behavior
Target behavior - ✔✔The behavior to be modified
Behavioral excess - ✔✔An undesirable target behavior the person wants to
decrease in frequency, duration, or intensity
Behavioral deficit - ✔✔Desirable target behavior the person wants to increase
in frequency, duration, or intensity
Experimental analysis of behavior - ✔✔The scientific study of behavior; aka
behavior analysis
©morren 2025/2026.Year published 2026.
GUARANTEED A+]
Behaviour - ✔✔What people do and say
Has one or more dimensions
Can be observed, described, and recorded
Has an impact on the environment
Lawful
May be overt or covert
Dimensions of behavior - ✔✔An aspect of behavior that can be measured and
modified; may include frequency, duration, intensity, and latency
Frequency - ✔✔A dimension of behavior; the number of times a behavior
occurs in a specific time period
©morren 2025/2026.Year published 2026.
,Rate - ✔✔Frequency divided by the time of the observation period; often
reported as responses per minute
Duration - ✔✔A dimension of behavior; the time from the onset of the
behavior to the offset of the behavior; how long an instance of the behavior
lasts
Intensity - ✔✔A dimension of behavior; the physical force or magnitude of the
behavior; often measured with a recording instrument or on a rating scale
Latency - ✔✔A dimension of behavior; the time from some stimulus to the
onset of the behavior
Overt behavior - ✔✔An action that can be observed and recorded by a person
other than the one engaging in the behavior
©morren 2025/2026.Year published 2026.
, Covert behavior - ✔✔Private events that are not observable to others
Behavior Modification - ✔✔Field of psychology concerned with analyzing and
modifying human behavior
Target behavior - ✔✔The behavior to be modified
Behavioral excess - ✔✔An undesirable target behavior the person wants to
decrease in frequency, duration, or intensity
Behavioral deficit - ✔✔Desirable target behavior the person wants to increase
in frequency, duration, or intensity
Experimental analysis of behavior - ✔✔The scientific study of behavior; aka
behavior analysis
©morren 2025/2026.Year published 2026.
