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Behavior modification comprises those procedures aimed at changing behavior patterns. Another term is behavior therapy. It has been promoted since the 1970s by the school of behaviorism, especially by John Watson and B.F. Skinner. They argued that the usual approaches of psychology with their emphasis on introspection are not working. Psychology should be redefined as a natural science since its goal is the prediction and control of human behavior.
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ten Have, H., Patrão Neves, M. (2021). Behavior Modification. In: Dictionary of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54161-3_71
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