What is Behavior Modification?
Behavior modification is a treatment approach, based on the principles of operant conditioning, that replaces undesirable behaviors with more desirable ones through positive or negative reinforcement. Techniques used most commonly to modify dog behavior include habituation, extinction, desensitization, counterconditioning, and shaping.
Coming Up With a Treatment Plan
- Identify your dog's triggers. The trigger is the object, person, or place which causes the dog to panic. ...
- Rank your dog's triggers. ...
- Expose the dog to its triggers gradually. ...
- Try not to expose your dog to its triggers outside of training. ...
- Choose how to modify your dog's behavior.
Counter Conditioning
These two techniques are often used to change unwanted behavior in dogs and cats. Just as the term implies, counter conditioning means conditioning (training) an animal to display a behavior that is counter to (mutually exclusive of) an unacceptable behavior in response to a particular stimulus.
What is Extinction in Behavior Modification?
Extinction refers to a procedure used in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) in which reinforcement that is provided for problem behavior (often unintentionally) is discontinued in order to decrease or eliminate occurrences of these types of negative (or problem) behaviors.
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Behavior Modification is a 6 week plus program commitment.