Applied Behavior Analysis Principles and Procedures in Behavior Modification

Name: Applied Behavior Analysis Principles and Procedures in Behavior Modification
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ISBN: 9780470571521

ISBN-10: 0470571527

ISBN-13: 9780470571521

Edition: 2012

Authors: Edward P. Sarafino

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Sarafino's goal in Principles and Procedures for Modifying Behavior is to create a clear and engaging instrument that describes ways to analyze one's own specific behaviors in terms of the factors that lead to and maintain them and ways to manage those factors to improve the behaviors. The text is based on research, theory, and experiences to explain and provide examples of the concepts and methods of self-management in a comprehensive text. It focuses on topics in applied behavior analysis, behavior modification, behavior therapy, and psychology of learning. Two general topics shaped this text: making the book relative to a variety of fields by describing applications in psychology,…

Book details

List price: $180.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 12/6/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 7.30" wide x 9.10" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English




Introducing Applied Behavior Analysis



What is Applied Behavior Analysis?



Identifying and Assessing Target Behaviors



Using Data and Research Methods in Behavior Analysis



Some Areas of Effective Application



Basic Operant Principles



Reinforcement: Positive and Negative



Extinction



Punishment



Antecedents: Stimulus Control



Motivation



Methods to Establish New Operant Behaviors



Shaping



Shortcut Stimulus Control Methods



Chaining Behaviors



Methods for Modifying Operant Behaviors



Functional Assessment and Program Design



Managing Antecedents



Using Basic Reinforcement Procedures to Increase a Behavior



Using Advanced Reinforcement Procedures to Increase a Behavior



Using Extinction, Differential Reinforcement, and Habit Reversal to Decrease a Behavior



Using Time-Out and Response-Cost Punishment to Decrease a Behavior



Using Positive Punishment to Decrease a Behavior



Maximizing and Maintaining Operant Behavior Changes



Respondent Behaviors and Ways to Change Them



Respondent Conditioning



Changing Respondent Behaviors



Specialized Topics in Behavior Analysis



Biofeedback



Behavioral Contracts and Self-Management



Token Economies



Rule-Governed and Verbal Behavior



Current Concerns and Future Issues



Dilemmas and Ethics



Future Challenges for the Field and You


Glossary


References


Author Index


Subject Index