modeling

mod·el·ing (mdl-ng)

n.

1. The acquisition of a new skill by observing and imitating that behavior being performed by another individual.

2. In behavior modification, a treatment procedure in which the therapist models the target behavior which the learner is to imitate.

3. A continuous process by which a bone is altered in size and shape during its growth by resorption and formation of bone at different sites and rates.

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modeling

[mod′əling]

a technique used in behavior therapy in which a person learns a desired response by observing and imitating the behavior.

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Modelling

Suicidal behaviour or completion in response to the death of a celebrity or of a person close to the suicide completer

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modeling [mod´'ling]

learning vicariously by observation and imitation, which can be used as a form of behavior therapy.

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modeling

the art and science of constructing models.

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mathematical modeling

the use of a set of consequential mathematical formulae to create a numerical model of the possible events in a system. Introduction of a series of values for individual constants makes it possible to produce a series of results that mirror the outcome of practical experiments.

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modeling

Psychology A normal process of personality development, in which a child learns appropriate social and cognitive behaviors by imitating a significant other who is socially accepted; these behaviors are positively reinforced and eventually integrated into the child's personality profile. See Face modeling.

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Patient discussion about modeling.

Q. how can models function without eating? whenever I skip lunch I find that I am not feeling well by the afternoon, and according to a magazine I read they basically live on ice(!), diet coke, champaign and cigarettes…

A. Champaign (as all alcoholic drinks) actually contains a significant amount of calories... :-) No one can function with out eating AT ALL, but they do get more used to eating LESS, and their body adjust itself (i.e. uses the food more efficiently) - it's harmful and may damage them in the short and long term, but it's possible.