BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION


Meaning of BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1970

: psychotherapy that is concerned with the treatment (as by desensitization or aversion therapy) of observable behaviors rather than underlying psychological processes and that applies principles of learning to substitute desirable responses for undesirable ones (as phobias or obsessions) — called also behavioral therapy, behavior therapy

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