Many people who seek out services from psychotherapists or counselors have “behavior modification” included as part of their treatment. This could involve a behavioral plan for children (to help ...

Operant conditioning (behavior modification) is a metaphor for accountability. B.F. Skinner was an experimental psychologist at the University of Minnesota in the 1940s whose name and work came to be ...

Operant conditioning is a theory that explains how behaviors are influenced by their consequences or results. It’s often used today to help people adopt new behaviors or change old habits. If you’ve ...

Introduction: beyond the box -- A visible scientist: B.F. Skinner as public intellectual -- From pigeons to people: constructing the human Skinner box -- Conditioning a cure: behavior modification in ...