BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION


Meaning of BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION in English

noun

also behavior therapy or behavioral therapy or behaviorial modification

: 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 and behavior patterns for undesirable ones (as phobias or obsessions)

• behavior therapist or behaviorial therapist noun

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