behavior modification

NOUN

behavior therapy

Synonyms

WEAK

aversion therapy behavioral therapy conditioning counseling reinforcement retraining reward system therapy

Example Sentences

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"Understanding precisely how circadian disruption promotes disease progression could lead to behavior modification to reduce cancer risk."

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

Skinner, who suggested four categories for behavior modification: positive reinforcement, positive punishment, negative reinforcement, and negative punishment.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2022

“Organizational skills and behavior modification can be taught — even diet and exercise can be beneficial,” Liang says.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2022

“We start very slowly with behavior modification so that we can ease them into life as pet dogs,” Collins explained.

From Washington Times • Feb. 3, 2020

Over a short period of time, things that inmates used for years to abate stress and depression were confiscated, visitation privileges were decreased and discouraged, and a different method of behavior modification was implemented.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2019