Behavior modification : principles and procedures

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Behavior modification : principles and procedures

Raymond G. Miltenberger

Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c2001

2nd ed

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 501-521) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This text explains how students can master the principles and concepts of behaviour modification before they move on to the procedures. This approach gives them a chance to understand why they are going through the procedures before they actually do them. The book presents a step-by-step scientific approach to explain human behaviour and numerous case studies are also used to help illustrate the key principles.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Introduction to behaviour modification: measurement of behaviour and behaviour change
  • observing and recording behaviour
  • graphing behaviour and measuring change. Part 2 Basic principles: reinforcement
  • extinction
  • punishment
  • stimulus control - discrimination and generalization
  • respondent conditioning. Part 3 Procedures to establish new behaviours: shaping
  • prompting and transfer of stimulus control
  • chaining
  • behavioural skills training procedures. Part 4 Procedures to increase desirable behaviours and decrease undesirable behaviors
  • understanding problem behaviours through functional assessment
  • extinction
  • differential reinforcement
  • antecedent manipulations
  • using punishment - time out and response cost
  • other punishment procedures and the ethics of using punishment
  • promoting generalization. Part 5 Other behaviour change procedures
  • self-management
  • habit reversal procedures
  • the token economy
  • behavioural contracts
  • fear and anxiety reduction procedures
  • cognitive behaviour modification.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA51917424
  • ISBN
    • 053436599X
  • LCCN
    00039855
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Belmont, CA
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxiv, 534 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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