Glossary C

Glossary C

Contextualized language is defined as the language that is related to the immediate context.

Contiguity refers to the occurrence of things both simultaneously and in the same space. Contiguity is often used to explain classical conditioning.

Contingencies of self-worth refers to the domains of self-concept an individual uses to evaluate his or her self. It is the "If-Then" rules concerning self-worth, as in "If"I am not loved by very person I care about, "Then" I am nothing.

Deutsch: Kontingenz / Español: Contingencia / Português: Contingência / Français: Contingence / Italiano: Contingenza /

Contingency refers to the relationship between a response and its outcome in operant conditioning or the conditioned stimulus-unconditioned stimulus relationship in classical conditioning.

Contingency contracting refers to a procedure in which an individual forms a contract with another person, such as a therapist, detailing what rewards or punishments are contingent on the performance or non-performance of a target behavior.

Contingency management refers to a form of behavioral therapy that involves the principle of rewarding a client for desired behaviors and not providing rewards for undesired behaviors.

Contingency question refers to a survey question intended for only some respondents, determined by their responses to some other question. For example, all respondents might be asked whether they belong to Southeast Asian cultural group, and only those who said yes would be asked how often they meet to discuss matters about their problems and issues. The latter would be a Contingency question.

Contingency research refers to a relational research design in which the frequencies of all combinations of two (2) variables are assessed to determine the relationship between them