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Chapter 1. Introduction to Behavior Modification. Initial questions. What is behavior? Distinguish between behavior and products of behavior. Distinguish between overt and covert behaviors. Initial questions (cont.). What are disadvantages of summary labels?

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  1. Chapter 1 Introduction to Behavior Modification

  2. Initial questions • What is behavior? • Distinguish between behavior and products of behavior. • Distinguish between overt and covert behaviors.

  3. Initial questions (cont.) • What are disadvantages of summary labels? • What are behavioral deficits and excesses? • Why do behavioral psychologists describe behavioral problems in terms of specific behavioral deficits or excesses?

  4. Initial questions (cont.) • What other terms are closely related to behavior modification? • What do behavior modifiers mean bny the terms environment and stimuli? • What is behavior modification?

  5. Initial questions (cont.) • What are some defining characteristics of behavior modification? • What are some myths and misconceptionsabout behavior modification?

  6. Initial questions (cont.) • What is behavioral assessment? • What is a target behavior?

  7. Class Exercise • Think of behavioral deficits in someone else. Indicate whether it is a(n) Specific behavior or general summary label Observable behavior or covert behavior Behavior or product of a behavior

  8. Chapter 2 Areas of Application: An Overview

  9. Areas of Application • Parenting and Child Management • Education • Severe Problems: DD, Autism and Schizophrenia • Clinical Behavior Therapy • Self-Management of personal problems • Medical and Health Care

  10. Areas of Application (cont.) • Gerontology • Behavioral Community Psychology • Business, Industry and Government • Sport Psychology • Cultural Diversity

  11. Chapter 29 A Brief History of Behavior Modification

  12. Respondent (Classical) Conditioning • Ivan Pavlov • Clark Hull: 1940s meshed operant and respondent conditioning • Wolpe 1950s: reciprocal inhibition of incompatible responses such as relaxation for systematic desensitization • Hans Eysenck 1950s: British behavioral advocate

  13. Operant Conditioning • Applied Behavior Analysis • John Watson • Skinner’s Influence

  14. Current Conceptual Models • Operant • Respondent • Social Learning Theory (Bandura) • Cognitive Behavior Modification (Ellis, Beck)

  15. Behavioral Terms Behavior Therapy (more respondent model, dysfunctional behavior in clinical settings) Applied Behavior Analysis (more operant model in non-clinical settings with functional assessment) Behavior Modification (broader, applies to all models)

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