Urinary incontinence (UI) is the involuntary loss of urine. Just having a UI “accident” occasionally may not require ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that patients trying to lose weight should first try 6 months of behavior interventions that include a calorie-restrictive diet, weekly ...

Operant conditioning is a theory that explains how behaviors are influenced by their consequences or results. It’s often used today to help people adopt new behaviors or change old habits. If you’ve ...

One of psychology’s few unquestioned verities is behaviorism: You get more of what you reward, less of what you punish. And some nuances can make behaviorism, often called behavior modification, ...

Walk through a grocery store with a child, and you will see it instantly. Candy bars line the checkout aisle, placed exactly at eye level. That placement is not random; it is deliberate stimulus ...