Glossary D

Deutsch: Diskriminierung / Español: Discriminación / Português: Discriminação / Français: Discrimination / Italiano: Discriminazione /

Discrimination refers to unjustified negative or harmful action toward a member of a group, simply because of his or her membership in that group. With other words: Discrimination describes behaviors which lead to groups or individuals being treated differently due to racial, ethnic, religious, gender, or social class factors. It is an unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group or its members. When discrimination is done in a way that disadvantages individuals because of birth or condition, it is unlawful.

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Discrimination index is an index that indicates the extent to which pupils who get a particular test item correct are also likely to get a high score on the entire test.

Discriminative stimulus or SD refers to a stimulus that indicates whether or not a response will be reinforced; stimulus in the presence of which responses are reinforced and in the absence of which they are not reinforced.

- Discriminative stimulus for extinction : Discriminative stimulus for extinction refers to a stimulus that signals the absence of reinforcement.

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- Discriminative stimulus for punishment : Discriminative stimulus for punishment refers to a stimulus that signals that a response will be punished; a stimulus that precedes a behavior and is present only if punishment will occur for the behavior.

Discussion refers to a section of a technical paper in which the author draws theoretical conclusions by examining, interpreting, and qualifying the results.

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Discussion section refers to the portion of a research report that restates the hypothesis, summarizes the results, and presents a discussion of the interpretation, implications, and possible applications of the results.

Disdain refers to a feeling of scorn for the weakness and frailty of oneself or others.