What is the meaning of behavior modification?

noun

  • Psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior.
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
9
 
|15 years ago|278 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). behavior modification. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/behavior_modification/definitions/1259845
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "behavior modification" http://smartdefine.org/behavior_modification/definitions/1259845 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, behavior modification, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/behavior_modification/definitions/1259845>.
MLAWordNet. "behavior modification" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/behavior_modification/definitions/1259845>