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In education and psychology, used in both educational and psychological settings as a written agreement between two parties (teacher and student, or therapist and client) to behave in a prescribed manner.  

In psychology, a sampling of ongoing cognitions, feelings, and overt behavior in their situational context, projective test; personality inventory.  

In educational administration, managing or administrative approaches that emphasize increasing organizational success by focusing on human variables within the institution.  

Reinforcing approximations of the desired end product so that a child will move toward the desired behavior.  

Assumes that sexual dysfunctions have been learned and focuses on teaching the person new ways of behaving and relating sexually.  

Pertaining to self-regulated sequences of interpersonal events that occur within bounded environments refers to both activities and the environment in which the activities take place.  

A behavior therapy technique in which a person practices new behavior in the therapist’s room, often aided by demonstrations of the therapist.  

A sequence of similar behaviors that is repeated.  

A field concerned with the development of behavioral science. Knowledge and techniques relevant to the understanding of physical health and illness, and the application of the knowledge and these techniques to prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. An area of behavioral therapy procedures that apply to psychophysiological disorders.  

In clinical psychology, a therapeutic technique in which a systematic application of reinforcement and possibly punishment is used to reduce the undesirable behavior and encourage more acceptable behaviors.