Meaning of BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION

Pronunciation:			bi'heyvyur `mâdufu'keyshun
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
	Synonyms:		behavior therapy
	See Also:		assertiveness training, aversion therapy, desensitisation procedure, desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitization technique, flooding, implosion therapy, psychotherapy, reciprocal inhibition, reciprocal-inhibition therapy, systematic desensitisation, systematic desensitization, token economy