behavior modification
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4.5
- noun
- /bɪˈheɪvjər ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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modificación de conducta
- Many schools are incorporating behavior modification strategies to encourage positive actions among students.
- behavior modification techniques
- behavior modification strategies
- behavior modification programs
But there's still, you know, a big difference between that awareness and and actually behavior modification.
- But there's still, you know, a big difference between that awareness and and actually behavior modification.
Examples
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Policy instruments such as penalties, regulations, and incentives may therefore be required to achieve significant behavior modification (Carlson 2001, House of Lords 2011).
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If, for example, a student is unable to successfully perform in a multilayered Orff ensemble, behavior modification can be used to "shape" a student toward the desired outcome.
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Of course, not all behavior modification is bad.
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Information control and behavior modification on a large scale are also in play.
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Changes in solid waste generation require consumer behavior modification that will not come easily.
Academic text (1993) -
The problem is that behavior modification never addresses the causes of students' behavior.
Academic text (1994) -
The majority of traditional program participants are unable to sustain learned behavior modification strategies successfully on a long-term basis.
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Consistency and fairness are watchwords in behavior modification, and these, too, are key elements in any good discipline plan.
Academic text (1994) -
There is considerable research supporting the effectiveness of behavior modification, at least in the short term (Kohn, 1993).
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The therapist designed a comprehensive behavior modification plan to help the child develop better social skills.
Synonyms
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A treatment that helps people change actions they do not want by rewarding better ones
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To change learned reactions like fear by training or therapy
How Aversive
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4.5
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'behavior' (actions) with 'modification' (the process of making changes): it literally refers to changing behaviour. This compositional, descriptive pattern is common cross-linguistically and non-idiomatic, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Behavior modification comes from a simple idea: treat behavior like a habit you can change and modification means making that change. People are given rewards or small punishments to teach new actions, much like training a pet, so the term now means ways 'to change unwanted behavior'.