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Fixed-Ratio Schedule definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossaryWith this type of operant conditioning reinforcement schedule, an organism must make a certain number of operant responses (whatever it may be in that experiment) in order to receive reinforcement. For example, if you are conducting a study in which you place a rat on a fixed-ratio 30 schedule (FR-30), and the operant response i... Read more
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Fixed-Interval Schedule definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossaryWith this type of operant conditioning reinforcement schedule, an organism must wait (either not make the operant response, whatever it is in that experiment; or it can make the response but the response produces nothing) for a specific amount of time and then make the operant response in order to receive reinforcement. For exam... Read more
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Fixed Action Pattern (FAP) definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossaryA fixed action pattern (FAP) is an instinctive activity pattern that causes animals to act in a specific behavior pattern unique to their species. It is a pattern that is relatively invariant within species and normally plays itself out to completion even if interrupted. These action patterns are produced by a mechanism that is ... Read more
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Variable Ratio Schedule (VR) definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossaryThis is going to be a little confusing at first, but hang on and it will become clear. A variable ratio schedule (VR) is a type of operant conditioning reinforcement schedule in which reinforcement is given after an unpredictable (variable) number of responses are made by the organism. This is almost identical to a Fixed-Ratio S... Read more
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Ratio Scale definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossaryA Ratio Scale is a measurement scale that has a numerical difference and ratios between two items. A ratio scale has a true zero which means when an item equals 0 there is none of that variable. Height, weight and length are all ratio scales. You can also use ratios when you are dealing with this type of scale because of the abs... Read more
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Rational definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossaryThe term rational refers to being of sound mind and having (or exercising) the ability to reason. In addition, in psychology being rational means using conscious thought processes to solve problems. é 1998- , AlleyDog.com. All material within this site is the property of AlleyDog.com. This material may not be reprinted or cop... Read more
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Rational Emotive Therapy definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossaryRational Emotive Therapy, also called Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), was established by Albert Ellis, the father of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). It is a comprehensive method that is both philosophically and empirically focused on resolving patient problems and disturbances, both emotional and behavioral and a... Read more
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Adaptive Control Of Thought-Rational (ACT-R) definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossaryAdaptive Control of Thought-Rational (ACT-R), developed by John Robert Anderson of Carnegie-Mellon University, was designed as a "cognitive architecture" that intends to define the basic component operations that enable the human mind. Theoretically, ACT-R attempts to break down human thought processes into a series of discrete ... Read more
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Ratio Schedule definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossarySee variable ratio. é 1998- , AlleyDog.com. All material within this site is the property of AlleyDog.com. This material may not be reprinted or copied for any reason without the express written consent of AlleyDog.com. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service Read more
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Rational Choice Theory definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossaryRational Choice Theory is an economic theory that is used to understand and model common social and economic behavior. First postulated by economist Gary Becker, this theory attributes the business, and human, goal of always wanting more to "instrumental rationality" (goal-driven reasoning). In simple terms this means using the ... Read more
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Rationalism definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossaryRationalism, in philosophy, is the theory that reason is the authority in knowledge instead of emotional responses or religious beliefs. This view gathered momentum in the Age of Reason (17th century) and it gives prime importance to logic and rational principles. That is why it is often associated with mathematical laws. Some o... Read more
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Rationalization definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossaryRationalization is a defense mechanism identified by Freud. According to Freud when people are not able to deal with the reasons they behave in particular ways, they protect themselves by creating self-justifying explanations for their behaviors. For example, if I flunk out of school because I didn't study properly it might be s... Read more
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Traditional-Affectional Rationalization definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossaryTraditional-Affectional Rationalization is an idea put forth by sociologist Max Weber as a part of his broad-based theorems on social organization. Weber defined the rationalization process as the practical application of knowledge to achieve a desired end result. He defined affective action as acting on the emotional state rath... Read more
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Value-Rational Rationalization definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossaryValue-rational rationalization is a part of a theorem put forward by German sociological researcher Max Weber. Weber defined the rationalization process as the practical application of knowledge to achieve a desired end result. In Weber's theorem and point of view this would mean the practical application of science and knowledg... Read more
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Post-Purchase Rationalization definition | Psychology Glossary | AlleyDog.com
Psychology GlossarySee Choice-Supportive Bias. é 1998- , AlleyDog.com. All material within this site is the property of AlleyDog.com. This material may not be reprinted or copied for any reason without the express written consent of AlleyDog.com. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service Read more