Craig is currently in therapy to help him stop smoking. His therapist is using learning techniques to help him modify his smoking habit and develop more desirable behaviors. Craig's therapist is using behavior modification.
Behavior modification is a treatment used by therapists to induce a positive change in an individual by using some techniques. There are different types of behavior modification: positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, flooding, systematic desensitization, aversion therapy, extinction.
