Glossary B

Glossary B

Behaviorist perspective refers to the psychological perspective which is primarily concerned with observable behavior that can be objectively recorded and with the relationships of observable behavior to environmental stimuli.

Behaviour Therapy refers to a type of treatment based on conditioning and other learning principles; sometimes used more narrowly to refer to treatment based on classical conditioning only.

Behavioural genetics is another spelling for Behavioral genetics which is the study of inherited behavioral Traits and tendencies.

(See Behavioral genetics)

Deutsch: Sein / Español: Ser / Português: Ser / Français: Être / Italiano: Essere
Being means something that is unchanging and thus, in principle, is capable of being known with certainty. Being implies stability and certainty; becoming implies instability and uncertainty.

Being perception refers to perception that embraces fully what is there because it is not an attempt to locate specific items that will satisfy needs. Being perception is also called B-perception

Being-beyond-the-world refers to Binswanger's term for becoming. The healthy individual always attempts to transcend what he or she is.

Being-in-the-world is a term derived from the German word Dasein that refers to examining oneself, others, and one’s relationship with the world, thus attaining higher levels of consciousness.

Deutsch: Glaube / Español: Creencia / Português: Crença / Français: Croyance / Italiano: Credenza /

Belief refers to the extent to which an individual subscribes to society's values. According to Tolman, Belief is an expectation that experience has consistently confirmed.