aberrant behavior
1aberrant — 1. Differing from the normal; in botany or zoology, said of certain atypical individuals in a species. 2. Wandering off; said of certain ducts, vessels, or nerves deviating from the normal course or pattern. 3. SYN: ectopic (1). [L. aberrans] * * …
2aberrant — [[t]æbe̱rənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Aberrant means unusual and not socially acceptable. [FORMAL] Ian s rages and aberrant behavior worsened …
3aberrant — adjective eating on the floor with the dogs is just one example of his aberrant behavior Syn: deviant, deviating, divergent, abnormal, atypical, anomalous, irregular; nonconformist, rogue; strange, odd, peculiar, uncommon, freakish, quirky;… …
4Behavior analysis of child development — Child development in behavior analytic theory has origins in John B. Watson s behaviorism.[1] Watson wrote extensively on child development and conducted research (see Little Albert experiment). Watson was instrumental in the modification of… …
5aberrant — I. adjective Etymology: Latin aberrant , aberrans, present participle of aberrare to go astray, from ab + errare to wander, err Date: circa 1780 1. straying from the right or normal way 2. deviating from the usual or natural type ; atypical •… …
6Operant conditioning — is a form of psychological learning during which an individual modifies the occurrence and form of its own behavior due to the association of the behavior with a stimulus. Operant conditioning is distinguished from classical conditioning (also… …
7United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines — The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are rules that set out a uniform sentencing policy for individuals and organizations convicted of felonies and serious (Class A) misdemeanors[1] in the United States federal courts system. The Guidelines do not… …
8Prey (novel) — infobox Book | name = Prey title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Michael Crichton cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science fiction, Techno thriller publisher = Harper… …
9ab|er´rant|ly — ab|er|rant «ab EHR uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. deviating from what is regular, normal, or right: »a rocket on an aberrant course, aberrant behavior. He likes man to be playful, variedly worshipful, comic, aberrant and unpredictable (Wall Street …
10ab|er|rant — «ab EHR uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. deviating from what is regular, normal, or right: »a rocket on an aberrant course, aberrant behavior. He likes man to be playful, variedly worshipful, comic, aberrant and unpredictable (Wall Street Journal).… …
