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Positive behavior support — strives to use a system to understand what maintains an individual’s challenging behavior. Students’ inappropriate behaviors are difficult to change because they are functional; they serve a purpose for the child. These behaviors are supported by … Wikipedia
positive — [päz′ə tiv] adj. [ME positif < OFr < L positivus < positus: see POSITION] 1. formally or arbitrarily set; conventional; artificial [a positive law] 2. definitely set; explicitly laid down; admitting of no question or modification;… … English World dictionary
positive reinforcement — noun (behaviourism) The following of a response by a positive event or stimulus, thus increasing the likelihood of the response being repeated • • • Main Entry: ↑positive … Useful english dictionary
Positive Disintegration — The Theory of Positive Disintegration (TPD) by Kazimierz Dąbrowski describes a theory of personality development. Unlike mainstream psychology, Dąbrowski s theoretical framework views psychological tension and anxiety as necessary for growth.… … Wikipedia
stimulus — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, major, powerful, strong ▪ negative, positive ▪ conditioned, unconditioned … Collocations dictionary
positive reinforcer — noun a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it • Syn: ↑positive reinforcing stimulus • Hypernyms: ↑reinforcing stimulus, ↑reinforcer, ↑reinforcement … Useful english dictionary
positive reinforcing stimulus — noun a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it • Syn: ↑positive reinforcer • Hypernyms: ↑reinforcing stimulus, ↑reinforcer, ↑reinforcement … Useful english dictionary
positive — adj. 1 certain VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ absolutely, quite (esp. BrE) ▪ I m absolutely positive it was him … Collocations dictionary
Positive Verstärkung — Verstärkung ist ein Begriff aus der Verhaltensbiologie und der Psychologie, speziell aus dem Behaviorismus. Die Verstärkung beschreibt ein Ereignis, welches die Wahrscheinlichkeit erhöht, dass ein bestimmtes Verhalten gezeigt wird. Unterschieden… … Deutsch Wikipedia
positive afterimage — A term used to denote an afterimage that has the same relative brightness relations as the primary optical stimulus (for example, a dark blue afterimage of a dark blue pen). The term positive afterimage is used in opposition to the term *… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
