Backbone.js get and set nested object attribute

I have a simple question about Backbone.js' get and set functions.

1) With the code below, how can I 'get' or 'set' obj1.myAttribute1 directly?

Another question:

2) In the Model, aside from the defaults object, where can/should I declare my model's other attributes, such that they can be accessed via Backbone's get and set methods?

var MyModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
    defaults: {
        obj1 : {
            "myAttribute1" : false,
            "myAttribute2" : true,
        }
    }
})

var MyView = Backbone.View.extend({
    myFunc: function(){
        console.log(this.model.get("obj1"));
        //returns the obj1 object
        //but how do I get obj1.myAttribute1 directly so that it returns false?
    }
});

I know I can do:

this.model.get("obj1").myAttribute1;

but is that good practice?