Maladaptive behaviors interfere with a person’s daily activities, ability to adjust, or ability to participate in certain settings. Maladaptive behavior can appear in various ways, including avoidance ...

This is the second in my ongoing series of articles trying to provide basic lead ins to behaviorist theory. The first is here. How to Explain Behaviorism, version 2: We are Reflections of our World A ...

B.F. Skinner and others sparked a new psychological worldview now known as behaviorism. It is used in schools, for example, to help children learn a sense of order in the classroom and to focus on ...