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:''This article is about the [[behavioralist]] technique. For the [[Cognitive]] [[therapy]], see [[behavior therapy]]'' |
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Does anyone know what this is supposed to mean? According to my dictionary, "behavior therapy" and "behavior modification" are the same thing, yet "behavior therapy" redirects to "[[cognitive therapy]]". -- [[User:Antaeus Feldspar|Antaeus Feldspar]] 15:57, 28 September 2005 (UTC) |
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just a point to raise- there is a spelling error in the text. "ambition" is spelt "ambitiion" |
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: In my idiolect 'behaviour therapy' comprises two branches - 'behaviour modification' (changing behaviour by using reinforcement and punishment - mainly based on operant conditioning) and 'behavioural psychotherapy' (changing emotional responses using behaviour change, eg practice, exposure etc. - mainly based on classical conditioning). CBT is the union of cognitive psychotherapy and behavioural psychotherapy. -- [[User:Alec.brady|Alec.brady]] 19:27, 9 February 2007 (UTC) |
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==Title== |
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Why is the title capitalized instead of "Behavior modification"? [[User:Elf|Elf]] | [[User talk:Elf|Talk]] 16:33, 28 September 2005 (UTC) |
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== A style/content issue == |
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What's with all the stuff about "ancient wisdom" in here? It seems very un-encyclopedic. --[[User:AdamAtlas|Adam Atlas]] 02:22, 12 April 2006 (UTC) |
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The following section seemed really out of place as well as NPOV - more of an argument/rant. I removed it, but I will copy here for reference if somebody feels it belongs in the article and can be fixed. I'm leaving the NPOV tag there for now, but I don't see any NPOV content still there. If nobody has any objections I'll remove that soon. |
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There is a cost associated with caretakers having more breaks and longer breaks, but not to do this has a cost too. We have to consider [[false economy]]. It is very costly to our societies if people are treated badly by those in authority. It is very costly if [[Corrections officers]] are over-stressed. Similarly, those that work in our psychiatric in-patient institutions need to be well-chosen by [[human resource]] departments. In addition, they also need to have frequent breaks and need to have sufficient manpower to control their patients without resorting to detrimental behaviors, that might be a bad example to the patients, who might propagate these bad behaviors to society upon their eventual release. |
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[[User:Rahulchandra|Rahulchandra]] 04:20, 26 June 2006 (UTC) |
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I have deleted the following paragraph, since I didn't see any conexion between it and the article. |
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"In nature |
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[[fasciola hepatica]] and [[Dicrocoelium dendriticum]] modify ant behavior so they can be transmitted to their host ruminant. |
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[[toxoplasma gondii]] can modify rodent behavior so they are attracted to cats, resulting in their transmission to the host feline." |
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GRAMMATICAL ERRORS: |
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This article is very poorly written with a number of grammatical mistakes. In fact, it sounds as if the person who wrote it is not a native English speaker. I do not have time now to correct the entire article but I will return to do so at a later time. It is difficult to understand as it is now written. Also, is there any support for the assertions about social illness? |
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::Also removed this 'in nature' again -- it doesn't belong. [[User:Josh.Pritchard.DBA|Josh.Pritchard.DBA]] ([[User talk:Josh.Pritchard.DBA|talk]]) 04:48, 24 December 2007 (UTC) |
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== Content Errors == |
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There are basic errors in some of the fundamental concepts referenced. For example, extinction is not at all the same as punishment. It's not a type of punishment, either. |
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[[User:Milktoast|Milktoast]] 06:59, 30 January 2007 (UTC) |
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== Oxymoronic definition? == |
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The definition "Behavior modification is a technique of altering an individual's behaviors and reactions to stimuli through positive and negative reinforcement of adaptive behavior and/or the extinction of maladaptive behavior through positive and negative punishment" read as a double oxymoron to my unprejudiced eye. |
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Would not "Behavior modification is a technique of altering an individual's behaviors and reactions to stimuli through positive reinforcement of adaptive behavior and/or the extinction of maladaptive behavior through negative punishment" be more accurate? |
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I mean, "negative reinforcement of adaptive behavior" and "extinction of maladaptive behavior through positive ... punishment" both seem counterproductive to me. |
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[[User:131.81.200.158|131.81.200.158]] 18:12, 2 April 2007 (UTC) |
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::Negative and positive reinforcement BOTH will result in an increase in a behavior (thus -- should be used for adaptive behavior) and negative and positive punishment (as well as extinction) will result in a decrease in a a behavior -- so should be used to decrease maladaptive behavior. I do agree that the definition you posted is incorrect -- instead of extinction, it should have reduction.[[User:Josh.Pritchard.DBA|Josh.Pritchard.DBA]] ([[User talk:Josh.Pritchard.DBA|talk]]) 19:53, 22 December 2007 (UTC) |
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== behavioral reinforcement == |
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The paragraph describing "time out" needs to be changed. Time out is not "punishment" (which is quite ineffective in the long run); it is "negative reinforcement." Essentially, the activity of playing with other children is taken away. Thus, the caregiver removes (negative) something the child desires when he/she acts in an undesirable way. The child's learned behavior becomes to not perform the undesirable behavior in order to keep what he/she desires. [[User:Annalisa579|Annalisa579]] 18:12, 28 June 2007 (UTC) |
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Actually, time out would typically be considered a type of punishment -- negative reinforcement refers to an increase in the probability of a behavior as a result of taking away an aversive stimulus -- for example, removing your hand (behavior) from a hot stove (aversive stimulus). Punishment refers to a decrease in a behavior, and time out would usually be considered negative punishment (taking away a reinforcer with a resultant decrease in behavior) although 'negative punishment' is a term not typically used anymore. In any case, the main point is that someone with some time and at least a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles needs to rewrite this article. [[User:Milktoast|Milktoast]] 00:24, 8 October 2007 (UTC) |
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==Origin of the Term== |
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I believe that Joseph Wolpe was the first person to use the term behavior modification. I could be wrong but I will look it up. He did in his book on Neurosis. J.C. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/72.94.212.130|72.94.212.130]] ([[User talk:72.94.212.130|talk]]) 17:18, 31 December 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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::If you happen to know the name of the book, that'd be helpful--I'd look into it too -- I've also asked some of my colleagues who are experts in this subject if they're aware whether it was Watson or Wolpe. Let me know what you find out, thanks! [[User:Josh.Pritchard.DBA|Josh.Pritchard.DBA]] ([[User talk:Josh.Pritchard.DBA|talk]]) 18:00, 31 December 2007 (UTC) |
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I keep looking but I am fairly sure, Skinner did not invent the term. He did first use the term "behavior Therapy" when working with Ogden Lindsely in the 1950s but not behavior modification [[User:Jcautilli2003|Jcautilli2003]] ([[User talk:Jcautilli2003|talk]]) 06:46, 12 January 2008 (UTC) |
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Got it, it was Thornike (1911).[[User:Jcautilli2003|Jcautilli2003]] ([[User talk:Jcautilli2003|talk]]) 07:25, 12 January 2008 (UTC) |
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