method of agreement and difference

the third of the five canons of empirical science laid down by John Stuart Mill. It enables the discovery of necessary and sufficient conditions for a phenomenon by combining the first two of Mill’s canons: the method of agreement and the method of difference.

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Psychology term of the day

January 30th 2025

functional communication training

a behavior therapy technique used with children and adults diagnosed with developmental impairments, such as autism or intellectual disability, who are exhibiting aggressive, self-injurious, or highly disruptive behavior. The technique assesses the function that the negative behavior serves and uses positive reinforcement to replace it with more appropriately adaptive communication or behavior that meets the same need.