Behavior Modification Principles and Procedures

Name: Behavior Modification Principles and Procedures
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ISBN: 9780534210120

ISBN-10: 0534210120

ISBN-13: 9780534210120

Edition: 1st 1997

Authors: Raymond G. Miltenberger

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List price: $74.95
Edition: 1st
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 9/30/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 539
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.16" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Raymond G. Miltenberger received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1985 from Western Michigan University. He is currently a professor and director of the Applied Behavior Analysis Program at the University of South Florida. Dr. Miltenberger conducts applied behavior analysis research with his students and publishes widely in the areas of sports and fitness, functional assessment and treatment of behavioral disorders, and self-protection skills training. He utilizes behavior modification in clinical work with children and individuals with intellectual disability.

Introduction to Behavior Modification	p. 1
Defining Human Behavior	p. 2
Examples of Behavior	p. 4
Defining Behavior Modification	p. 5
Characteristics of Behavior Modification	p. 5
Historical Roots of Behavior Modification	p. 8
Areas of Application	p. 11
The Structure of This Textbook	p. 14
Measurement of Behavior and Behavior Change
Observing and Recording Behavior	p. 18
Defining the Target Behavior	p. 20
The Logistics of Recording	p. 21
Choosing a Recording Method	p. 24
Choosing a Recording Instrument	p. 29
Reactivity	p. 33
Interobserver Reliability	p. 34
Graphing Behavior and Measuring Change	p. 39
Components of a Graph	p. 40
Graphing Behavioral Data	p. 43
Graphing Different Dimensions of Behavior	p. 46
Research Desings	p. 47
Basic Principles
Reinforcement	p. 60
Defining Reinforcement	p. 62
Positive and Negative Reinforcement	p. 68
Escape and Avoidance Behaviors	p. 70
Conditioned and Unconditioned Reinforcers	p. 71
Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Reinforcement	p. 73
Schedules of Reinforcement	p. 76
Reinforcing Different Dimensions of Behavior	p. 81
Concurrent Schedules of Reinforcement	p. 81
Extinction	p. 86
Defining Extinction	p. 87
Extinction Burst	p. 89
Spontaneous Recovery	p. 92
Procedural Variations of Extinction	p. 92
A Common Misconception About Extinction	p. 95
Factors Influencing Extinction	p. 95
Punishment	p. 100
Defining Punishment	p. 100
A Common Misconception About Punishment	p. 103
Positive and Megative Punishment	p. 104
Unconditioned and Conditioned Punishers	p. 108
Contrasting Reinforcement and Punishment	p. 110
Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Punishment	p. 112
Problems with Punishment	p. 114
Stimulus Control: Discrimination and Generalization	p. 120
Examples of Stimulus Control	p. 120
Defining Stimulus Control	p. 121
Developing Stimulus Control: Stimulus Discrimination Training	p. 123
The Three-Term Contingency	p. 127
Stimulus Control Research	p. 127
Generalization	p. 128
Examples of Generalization	p. 129
Respondent Conditioning	p. 137
Examples of Respondent Conditioning	p. 137
Defining Respondent Conditioning	p. 138
Timing of the CS and US	p. 141
Higher-Order Conditioning	p. 143
Conditioned Emotional Responses	p. 143
Extinction of Conditioned Responses	p. 145
Discrimination and Generalization of Respondent Behavior	p. 146
Factors That Influence Respondent Conditioning	p. 147
Distinguishing Between Operant and Respondent Conditioning	p. 149
Respondent Conditioning and Behavior Modification	p. 152
Procedures to Establish New Behavior
Shaping	p. 154
An Example of Shaping: Teaching a Child to Talk	p. 154
Defining Shaping	p. 155
Applications of Shaping	p. 157
Research on Shaping	p. 159
How to Use Shaping	p. 163
Shaping of Problem Behaviors	p. 164
Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control	p. 170
An Example of Prompting and Fading: Teaching Little Leaguers to Hit the Ball	p. 170
What Is Prompting?	p. 172
What Is Fading?	p. 173
Types of Prompts	p. 175
Transfer of Stimulus Control	p. 178
How to Use Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control	p. 184
Chaining	p. 188
Examples of Behavioral Chains	p. 188
Analyzing Stimulus--Response Chains	p. 189
Task Analysis	p. 190
Backward Chaining	p. 193
Forward Chaining	p. 196
Total Task Presentation	p. 198
Other Strategies for Teaching Behavioral Chains	p. 201
How to Use Chaining Procedures	p. 205
Behavioral Skills Training Procedures	p. 209
Examples of BST Procedures	p. 209
Components of the BST Procedure	p. 212
Enhancing Generalization After BST	p. 215
BST and the Three-Term Contingency	p. 216
BST in Groups	p. 217
Applications of BST Procedures	p. 217
How to Use BST Procedures	p. 221
Procedures to Increase Desirable Behavior and Decrease Undesirable Behavior
Understanding Problem Behaviors through Functional Assessment	p. 225
Examples of Functional Assessment	p. 225
Defining Functional Assessment	p. 228
Functions of Problem Behaviors	p. 228
Functional Assessment Methods	p. 230
Functional Analysis Research	p. 241
Conducting a Functional Assessment	p. 245
Applying Extinction	p. 253
The Case of Willy	p. 253
Using Extinction to Decrease a Problem Behavior	p. 256
Taking Account of the Schedule of Reinforcement Before Extinction	p. 263
Reinforcing Alternative Behaviors	p. 265
Promoting Generalization and Maintenance	p. 265
Research Evaluating the Use of Extinction	p. 266
Differential Reinforcement	p. 273
Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior	p. 273
Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior	p. 284
Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates of Responding	p. 290
Antecedent Control Procedures	p. 300
Examples of Antecedent Control	p. 300
Defining Antecedent Control Procedures	p. 302
Research on Antecedent Control Strategies	p. 310
Using Antecedent Control Strategies	p. 318
Using Punishment: Time-Out and Response Cost	p. 325
Time-Out	p. 326
Response Cost	p. 335
Positive Punishment Procedures and the Ethics of Punishment	p. 343
Application of Aversive Activities	p. 343
Application of Aversive Stimulation	p. 351
Positive Punishment: Treatment of Last Resort	p. 353
Considerations in Using Positive Punishment	p. 354
The Ethics of Punishment	p. 355
Promoting Generalization	p. 361
Examples of Generalization Programming	p. 361
Defining Generalization	p. 362
Strategies for Promoting Generalization of Behavior Change	p. 363
Promoting Generalized Reductions in Problem Behaviors	p. 374
Self-Management	p. 381
Examples of Self-Management	p. 381
Defining Self-Management Problems	p. 384
Defining Self-Management	p. 385
Types of Self-Management Strategies	p. 386
Steps in a Self-Management Plan	p. 390
Other Behavior Change Procedures
Habit Reversal Procedures	p. 398
Examples of Habit Behaviors	p. 398
Defining Habit Behaviors	p. 399
Habit Reversal Procedures	p. 401
Applications of Habit Reversal	p. 402
Why Do Habit Reversal Procedures Work?	p. 406
Other Treatment Procedures for Habit Disorders	p. 407
The Token Economy	p. 412
Rehabilitating Sammy	p. 412
Defining a Token Economy	p. 413
Implementing a Token Economy	p. 415
Practical Considerations	p. 421
Applications of a Token Economy	p. 422
Advantages and Disadvantages of a Token Economy	p. 430
Behavioral Contracts	p. 434
Examples of Behavioral Contracting	p. 434
Defining the Behavioral Contract	p. 437
Components of a Behavioral Contract	p. 437
Types of Behavioral Contracts	p. 440
Negotiating a Behavioral Contract	p. 442
Why Do Behavioral Contracts Influence Behavior?	p. 443
Applications of Behavioral Contracts	p. 444
Fear and Anxiety Reduction Procedures	p. 451
Examples of Fear and Anxiety Reduction	p. 451
Defining Fear and Anxiety Problems	p. 453
Procedures to Reduce Fear and Anxiety	p. 456
Clinical Problems	p. 468
Cognitive Behavior Modification	p. 471
Examples of Cognitive Behavior Modification	p. 471
Defining Cognitive Behavior Modification	p. 474
Cognitive Behavior Modification Procedures	p. 476
Clinical Problems	p. 484
Glossary	p. 489
References	p. 501
Name Index	p. 523
Subject Index	p. 529
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