Glossary B
Glossary B
Backtracking refers to a problem-solving technique that involves keeping track of where in the solving process assumptions are made, so they may later be changed.
Backward pairing is a term in classical conditioning referring to the presentation of the unconditional stimulus (US or UCS) before the conditoned stimulus (CS). (see Delayed pairing, Trace pairing, Simultaneous pairing.)
Baddeley - Central executive system is a term used in Baddeley’s model of working memory (short-term memory or STM) which is concerned with regulating the flow of information from sensory storage, processing it for long-term storage, and retrieving it from long-term storage.
Bait shyness refers to an unwillingness or hesitation on the part of animals to eat a particular food.
Bait-and-switch refers to influence technique based on commitment , in which one draws people in with an attractive offer that is unavailable and then switches them to a less attractive offer that is available.