Behaviour Modification: Principles and Procedures - Softcover

Miltenberger, Raymond G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495091537 ISBN 13: 9780495091530

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2007

Synopsis

Behavior Modification, Principles and Procedures is a text that uses a precise, step by step, scientific approach to explain human behavior. Key case studies and examples are used to illustrate key principles.

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Review

Part I: MEASUREMENT OF BEHAVIOR AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE. 1. Introduction to Behavior Modification. 2. Observing and Recording Behavior. 3. Graphing Behavior and Measuring Change. Part II: BASIC PRINCIPLES. 4. Reinforcement. 5. Extinction. 6. Punishment. 7. Stimulus Control: Discrimination and Generalization. 8. Respondent Conditioning. Part III: PROCEDURES TO ESTABLISH NEW BEHAVIOR. 9. Shaping. 10. Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control. 11. Chaining. 12. Behavioral Skills Training Procedures. Part IV: PROCEDURES TO INCREASE DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR AND DECREASE UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOR. 13. Understanding Problem Behaviors through Functional Assessment. 14. Applying Extinction. 15. Differential Reinforcement. 16. Antecedent Control Procedures. 17. Using Punishment: Time-Out and Response Cost. 18. Positive Punishment Procedures and the Ethics of Punishment. 19. Promoting Generalization. Part V: OTHER BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROCEDURES. 20. Self-Management. 21. Habit Reversal Procedures. 22. The Token Economy. 23. Behavioral Contracts. 24. Fear and Anxiety Reduction Procedures. 25. Cognitive Behavior Modification.

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0495091537
• ISBN 13: 9780495091530
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 654