Behavioral Psychology

Behavioral psychology is one of the most fascinating branches of psychology. Get in-depth information on key concepts, conditioning, and prominent behaviorists.
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Using Rationalization as a Defense Mechanism
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What Is Projection as a Defense Mechanism?
What Is Anal Personality?
What Does It Mean to Be Anal-Retentive?
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How Social Facilitation Can Improve Your Performance
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An Overview of Defense Mechanisms
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
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Avoidance of Certain Foods and Classical Conditioning
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Understanding Body Language and Facial Expressions
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How the Health Belief Model Influences Your Behaviors
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What Is Classical Conditioning in Psychology?
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Conditioned Response in Classical Conditioning
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Unconditioned Response in Classical Conditioning
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The Unconditioned Stimulus in Classical Conditioning
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Factors Associated With Risk-Taking Behavior
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How Extinction Is Defined in Psychology
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How Variable Interval Schedules Influence Behavior
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What Is a Secondary Reinforcer?
What is holism illustration?
What Is Holism?
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What Is the Libido in Psychology?
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The Law of Effect in Psychology
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Priming and the Psychology of Memory
Child in cognitive behavioral play therapy
How Behavioral Therapy Works
Woman experiencing learned helplessness
What Causes Learned Helplessness?
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How Student Behavioral Checklists Work
A fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement
What Is a Fixed-Ratio Schedule?
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Instrumental Conditioning in Psychology
positive reinforcement
Positive Reinforcement and Operant Conditioning
Components of Motivation
Motivation: The Driving Force Behind Our Actions
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Positive Punishment and Operant Conditioning
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What Motivation Theory Can Tell Us About Human Behavior
Using negative reinforcement to change behavior
How Negative Reinforcement Works
The Little Albert Experiment
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What Is Operant Conditioning?
Child recieving a reinforcement
Positive and Negative Reinforcement in Operant Conditioning
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What Is Learning?
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Variable-Ratio Schedule Characteristics and Examples
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Punishment in Psychology
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How Schedules of Reinforcement Work
Passive-aggressive woman
How to Recognize Passive-Aggressive Behavior
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What Is Extrinsic Motivation?
The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment
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What Is Homeostasis?
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Compensation and Defense Mechanisms
applied behavior analysis
Behavior Analysis in Psychology
Asch's experiments tested conformity in groups
The Asch Conformity Experiments
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The 6 Stages of Change
Aversion therapy
Aversion Therapy Uses and Effectiveness
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Biological Preparedness and Classical Conditioning
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The Basics of Prosocial Behavior
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What Is ABA Therapy?
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The Psychology Behind Motivation
Becoming habituated to the smell of perfume
Understanding Habituation in Psychology
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How Negative Punishment Works
Ringing a bell as a conditioned stimulus
Conditioned Stimulus in Classical Conditioning
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Fixed-Interval Schedule and Operant Conditioning
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Classical vs. Operant Conditioning
Yerkes-Dodson law suggests a relationship between arousal and performance.
The Yerkes-Dodson Law and Performance
Teenage girl (16-17) talking to therapist
Psychiatric Hospitalization for Teens
Attention is one form of social reinforcement
What Is Social Reinforcement?
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How to Use Behavior Modeling to Teach Your Teen New Skills