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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153108503321

Autore

Cooper John O.

Titolo

Applied behavior analysis / / Cooper, Heron, Heward

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-292-03639-7

Edizione

[Second, Pearson new international edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online ressurs (759 sider) : illustrasjoner

Collana

Always learning

Disciplina

150.1943

Soggetti

Behaviorism (Psychology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Glossary -- 1. Definition and Characteristics of Applied Behavior Analysis -- 2. Basic Concepts -- 3. Selecting and Defining Target Behaviors -- 4. Measuring Behavior -- 5. Improving and Assessing the Quality of Behavioral Measurement -- 6. Constructing and Interpreting Graphic Displays of Behavioral Data -- 7. Analyzing Behavior Change: Basic Assumptions and Strategies -- 8. Reversal and Alternating Treatments Designs -- 9. Multiple Baseline and Changing Criterion Designs -- 10. Planning and Evaluating Applied Behavior Analysis Research -- 11. Positive Reinforcement -- 12. Negative Reinforcement -- 13. Schedules of Reinforcement -- 14. Punishment by Stimulus Presentation -- 15. Punishment by Removal of a Stimulus -- 16. Motivating Operations -- 17. Stimulus Control -- 18. Imitation -- 19. Chaining -- 20. Shaping -- 21. Extinction -- 22. Differential Reinforcement -- 23. Antecedent Interventions -- 24. Functional Behavior Assessment -- 25. Verbal Behavior -- 26. Contingency Contracting, Token Economy, and Group Contingencies -- 27. Self-Management -- 28. Generalization and Maintenance of Behavior Change -- 29. Ethical Considerations for Applied Behavior Analysts -- Bibliography -- Index -- 2.

Sommario/riassunto

The long-awaited second edition of the classic textbook, Applied Behavior Analysis, provides a comprehensive, in-depth discussion of the field, providing a complete description of the principles and procedures needed to systematically change socially significant



behavior and to understand the reasons for that change. The authors' goal in revising this best-selling text was to introduce students to ABA in as complete, technically accurate, and contemporary manner as possible. As a result, the book's scope, treatment of various principles, procedures, and issues suggest that it is intended for concentrated and serious study. Readers of the new second edition will appreciate the inclusion of: more than 1,400 citations to primary-source literature, including both classic and contemporary studies; a glossary of more than 400 technical terms and concepts; more than 100 graphs displaying original data from peer-reviewed research, with detailed descriptions of the procedures used to collect the data represented; five new chapters written by leading scholars in the field of behavior analysis; and the addition of The Behavior Analyst Certification Board® BCBA® and BCABA® Behavior Analyst Task List, Third Edition.      First published in 1987, Applied Behavior Analysis remains the top-choice primary text for appropriate courses at universities in the United States and abroad with leading programs in behavior analysis. This comprehensive text, best-suited for all upper-level courses in basic principles, applications, and behavioral research methods, helps students, educators, and practitioners appreciate and begin to acquire the conceptual and technical skills necessary to foster socially adaptive behavior in diverse individuals.