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behavioral group therapy

a form of group therapy that applies learning-based behavioral principles and techniques, including modeling, rehearsal, social reinforcement, systematic desensitization, and other methods of behavior therapy, in the context of a group. See also cognitive behavioral group therapy.

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Fechner’s paradox

Fechner’s paradox

the apparent increase in the brightness of a figure caused by closing one eye after viewing the figure with both eyes open. [Gustav Theodor Fechner]