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Definitions

behavior modification

NOUN

behavior therapy

Synonyms

WEAK

aversion therapy behavioral therapy conditioning counseling reinforcement retraining reward system therapy

Example Sentences

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"Understanding precisely how circadian disruption promotes disease progression could lead to behavior modification to reduce cancer risk."

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

A state education official in 2006 called it, “principally a behavior modification center.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024

The treatment is behavior modification to unlearn these habits, and sometimes a bite block, a custom-made piece of acrylic worn at night to protect teeth from injury.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021

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 • Aug. 15, 2021

“We start very slowly with behavior modification so that we can ease them into life as pet dogs,” Collins explained.

From Washington Times • Feb. 3, 2020