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Background is a term used in discourse processing that refers to information that was introduced or discussed earlier and is no longer the focus of discussion.
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) before the conditoned stimulus (CS). (see Delayed pairing , Trace pairing, Simultaneous pairing.)
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) refers to bacterial infection that can cause vaginal discharge and odor but is usually asymptomatic.
Bad apple effect refers to the idea that one (1) social loafer can cause other people to loaf as well
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.