behavior modification

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Advertising — which is essentially a behavior modification tool designed to get us to buy more and more products — has helped spread consumerism across the world.

From Salon

She added that she is entirely opposed to "the use of punishment to treat aggression in dogs," and says that "force-free behavior modification" is frequently very successful in treating aggression.

From Salon

“If obesity is perceived as a consequence of behavior, then it’s going to be only treated with behavior modification, and less likely to be treated with medications or bariatric surgery,” says Dietz.

From Washington Post

A behavior modification plan accompanying the use of medication can help manage this problem.

From Salon

“But the numbers are good enough to tell us what to do” — social distancing, behavior modification — “even if they are underestimated.”

From Los Angeles Times