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social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > behavior (psychology) > behavioral concepts and applications

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behavioral concepts and applications  

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  • The behavioral approach views behavior as being responsive to the environment. In the most general sense, the environment consists of the antecedents that occur prior to a behavior (e.g., settings, tasks, presence of people, instructions, prompts) and the consequences that follow a behavior (e.g., reinforcers or punishers after a behavior occurs). [Source: Encyclopedia of School Psychology; Behavioral Concepts and Applications]

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