What is Behavior Therapy?
Behavior Therapy is a term to describe a variety of techniques to change maladaptive behaviors.
What role does reinforcement play in behavior therapy?
By raising the chance that a desirable behavior will be repeated by following it up with a rewarding stimulus.
What are two types of behavior types?
Cognitive and Dialectical.
Who established Behavioral Therapy?
B.F Skinner
Is behavior therapy effective for those with autism?
Yes
What are the types of behavioral techniques?
Systemic desensitization, flooding, modeling, token economics.
What are the goals of Behavior therapy?
By rewarding liked actions and discouraging undesirable ones, behavioral therapy aims to change maladaptive habits.
Is behavior therapy considered effective for long-term change?
Mostly effective for temporary behavioral changes.
What is the difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning in behavior therapy?
Classical conditioning involves associating an involuntary response and a stimulus, while operant conditioning is about associating a voluntary behavior and a consequence.