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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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