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behavior, in biology: see ethology ethology, study of animal behavior based on the systematic observation, recording, and analysis of how animals function, with special attention to physiological, ecological, and evolutionary aspects. ..... Click the link for more information. . behaviorIn object technology, the processing that an object can perform. behaviour (US), behavior Psychol a. the aggregate of all the responses made by an organism in any situation b. a specific response of a certain organism to a specific stimulus or group of stimuli behavior [bi′hāv·yər] (psychology) Any overt activity of an organism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For example, in a study that used videotaped self-modeling with 18 fathers of older children with autism, Elder and colleagues (2005) found that a dose of two to four sessions followed by a booster session was effective; fathers significantly increased their communicative behavior in interactions with their child. Communicative behavior of any kind presents an initial problem not found with either stimulus-reponse behavior (like that studied in rats) or symptomatic behavior (such as is found in the psychoses). after the adult's or child's initiation), the adult has the opportunity to reinforce the child's behavior, whether it is the communicative behavior involved in the interaction or the child's play behavior. |
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