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noun Psychology.

the direct changing of unwanted behavior by means of biofeedback or conditioning.

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Origin of behavior modification

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby behavior modification

behavioral psychophysics, behavioral science, behavior disorder, behaviorism, behavior medicine, behavior modification, behavior pattern, behavior therapy, behaviour, behavioural contagion, behavioural science

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How to use behavior modification in a sentence

Then my parents were told the only way to save me was to send me away to behavior modification programs.
Traditional school isn’t always the way to go, and I wish my parents had seen that earlier|Kenneth R. Rosen|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Anger often manifests in withholders as another self-destructive but more socially acceptable feeling or behavior, like anxiety.
Can Self-Help Books Really Make a New You?|Lizzie Crocker|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The team tracked individuals from afar to get a sense of their behavior.
Mongooses, Meerkats, and Ants, Oh My! Why Some Animals Keep Mating All in the Family|Helen Thompson|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it looks like it was created by crazed person with obsessive-compulsive behavior.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They seem to belong to us, and then they freely go—behavior very uncharacteristic of a shadow or a shoe.
Owning Up to Possession’s Downside|Samantha Harvey|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The idea is to reveal human nature and behavior with your camera moves.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moreover, most of the burrows were only a few feet apart and no agonistic behavior was witnessed.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
Modification in its terms growing in part out of these new conditions will subsequently be required from time to time.
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But our eloquence accomplished p. 107little—some small modification regarding mixed trains, and that was all.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Hitherto there had been no suggestion of a possible modification of attitude towards his suit.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
A modification of his scheme flashed through his brain, and he decided to adopt it forthwith.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy

Medical definitions for behavior modification

behavior modification

The use of basic learning techniques, such as conditioning, biofeedback, reinforcement, or aversion therapy, to teach simple skills or alter undesirable behavior.

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Scientific definitions for behavior modification

behavior modification

The alteration of human behavior using basic learning techniques such as biofeedback and positive or negative reinforcement (as in rewards and punishments).

Cultural definitions for behavior modification

behavior modification

The changing of a person's reactions to certain situations or stimuli. Behavior therapy, a form of psychotherapy advocated in behaviorism, uses a variety of methods, such as assertiveness training, conditioned response, and hypnosis, to change unsatisfactory or deviant patterns of behavior.

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