Breaking Habits
Guthrie felt the best way to break a habit is to create a new behavior to replace the old one. Habits do not go away or fade with disuse or lack of practice. Guthrie’s method for breaking habits is considered an interference theory which is when forgetting occurs because new learning interferes with previous learning, or vice versa (Thorne & Henley, 2005). Guthrie’s theory for breaking habits is still used in many modern day therapies.
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Preceded by Gardner Murphy |
53rd President of the American Psychological Association 1945-46 |
Succeeded by Henry Edward Garrett |
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