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Shame aversion refers to a type of Aversion therapy in which the Behavior that one wishes to extinguish is linked with strong feelings of shame.

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Shape constancy refers to the tendency to perceive objects as being the same shape even though the shapes of their retinal images may differ when the objects are viewed from different

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Shape stage refers to a stage in drawing attained by age 3, in which children draw basic shapes such as circles, squares, triangles, crosses, X's and odd shapes.

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Deutsch: Formung / Español: Moldeamiento / Português: Modelagem / Français: Modelage / Italiano: Modellamento

Shaping refers to positive reinforcement is given for successive approximations of a specified behaviour, eventually resulting in production of that behaviour.

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- Shaping in learning theory : Shaping in learning theory refers to the gradual building of Complex Behavior patterns through Reinforcement of successive approximations of the target behavior.

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Deutsch: Geteilte Umgebung / Español: Entorno compartido / Português: Ambiente compartilhado / Français: Environnement partagé / Italiano: Ambiente condiviso /

Shared environment is a Subtype of environmental influences that refers to the environmental factors that produce similarities in developmental outcomes among siblings living in the

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- Shared environmental influence (SE) : Shared environmental influence refers to an environmental influence that people living together share that should make these individuals similar to one another.

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Shared information bias refers to the tendency for groups to spend more time discussing information that all members know (shared information) and less time examining information that only a few members know (unshared).

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