Brief report: relative effectiveness of different home-based behavioral approaches to early teaching intervention

Phil Reed1, Lisa A Osborne, Mark Corness

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK. p.reed@swansea.ac.uk

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Behavior Modification

Behavioral approaches have often been criticized for ignoring mental processes and focusing solely on observable behavior. However, these approaches provide an optimistic perspective for individuals seeking to change their behaviors. Rather than concentrating on intrinsic personality traits, behavioral approaches suggest that even longstanding habits can be modified by changing the reward contingencies that maintain them.
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