It is derived from the Latin (roman) word Sol which means The St â¦ ar at the center referring to the known universe at the time which was The sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. So, Sol can be found all around you.
Behavior modification is the application of experimentally established principles of behavior to problems of behavior. Currently, it draws most heavily from studies, not theories, in the areas of learning and motivation, although behavior modification is not restricted to these areas.
The first use of the term behavior modification appears to have been by Edward Thorndike in 1911. His article Provisional Laws of Acquired Behavior or Learning makes frequent use of the term modifying behavior. Through early research in the 1940s and the 1950s the term was used by Joseph Wolpe's research group.