▁no ▁sight ▁or ▁sm ell ▁of ▁food . ▁Class ical ▁condition ing ▁cons iders ▁this ▁form ▁of ▁learning ▁the ▁same , ▁whether ▁in ▁dogs ▁or ▁in ▁humans . ▁Oper ant ▁condition ing ▁rein for ces ▁this ▁behavior ▁with ▁a ▁reward ▁or ▁a ▁pun ishment . ▁A ▁reward ▁increases ▁the ▁lik elihood ▁of ▁the ▁behavior ▁rec urr ing , ▁a ▁pun ishment ▁decre ases ▁its ▁lik elihood . ▁Social ▁learning ▁theory ▁obser ves ▁behavior ▁and ▁is ▁followed ▁with ▁model ing . ▁ ▁These ▁three ▁learning ▁theories ▁form ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁applied ▁behavior ▁analysis , ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁behavior ▁analysis , ▁which ▁uses ▁analyz ed ▁ante ced ents , ▁functional ▁analysis , ▁replacement ▁behavior ▁strateg ies , ▁and ▁often ▁data ▁collection ▁and ▁rein for cement ▁to ▁change ▁behavior . ▁The ▁old ▁practice ▁was ▁called ▁behavior ▁modification , ▁which ▁only ▁used ▁assumed ▁ante ced ents ▁and ▁consequences ▁to ▁change ▁behavior ▁without ▁acknowled ging ▁the ▁concept ual ▁analysis ; ▁analyz ing ▁the ▁function ▁of ▁behavior ▁and ▁teaching ▁of ▁new ▁behav iors ▁that ▁would ▁serve ▁the ▁same ▁function ▁was ▁never ▁relevant ▁in ▁behavior ▁modification . ▁ ▁Be havior ists ▁view ▁the ▁learning ▁process ▁as ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁behavior , ▁and ▁ar range ▁the ▁environment ▁to ▁el ic it ▁desired ▁responses ▁through ▁such ▁devices ▁as ▁behavior al ▁object ives , ▁Compet ency - based ▁learning , ▁and ▁skill ▁development ▁and ▁training . ▁Edu c ational ▁approaches ▁such ▁as ▁Early ▁Int ensive ▁Be havior al ▁Inter vention , ▁curr icul um - based ▁measurement , ▁and ▁direct ▁instruction ▁have ▁emer