Behavior Modification Principles and Procedures

by Miltenberger, Raymond G.

• ISBN13: 9780534365998
• ISBN10: 053436599X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-26
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Raymond G. Miltenberger is a Professor of Psychology at North Dakota State University

Table of Contents

Introduction to Behavior Modification	1	(17)
PART 1 Measurement of Behavior and Behavior Change
Observing and Recording Behavior	18	(21)
Graphing Behavior and Measuring Change	39	(21)
PART 2 Basic Principles
Reinforcement	60	(26)
Extinction	86	(14)
Punishment	100	(20)
Stimulus Control: Discrimination and Generalization	120	(17)
Respondent Conditioning	137	(17)
PART 3 Procedures to Establish New Behavior
Shaping	154	(16)
Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control	170	(18)
Chaining	188	(21)
Behavioral Skills Training Procedures	209	(16)
PART 4 Procedures to Increase Desirable Behavior and Decrease Undesirable Behavior
Understanding Problem Behaviors Through Functional Assessment	225	(28)
Applying Extinction	253	(20)
Differential Reinforcement	273	(27)
Antecedent Control Procedures	300	(25)
Using Punishment: Time-Out and Response Cost	325	(18)
Positive Punishment Procedures and the Ethics of Punishment	343	(18)
Promoting Generalization	361	(20)
Self-Management	381	(17)
PART 5 Other Behavior Change Procedures
Habit Reversal Procedures	398	(14)
The Token Economy	412	(22)
Behavioral Contracts	434	(17)
Fear and Anxiety Reduction Procedures	451	(20)
Cognitive Behavior Modification	471