Kazdin, Alan E.

Behavior modification in applied settings / Alan E. Kazdin. - 7th ed. - Long Grove, Ill. : Waveland Press, c2013. - xvi, 680 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 633-662) and indexes.

Introduction -- Principles of operant conditioning -- How to identify, define, and assess behavior -- How to ensure the quality of assessment -- How to evaluate interventions in applied settings -- Functional behavioral assessment : an evidence-based approach for identifying effective interventions -- Positive and negative reinforcement -- Punishment -- Extinction -- Special technique variations to enhance performance -- Generalization : changes over time and across situations, settings and response domains -- Self-control and self-administered interventions -- Clinical applications of behavioral and cognitive-behavioral interventions -- Social, ethical, and legal contexts of intervention research -- Summing up : applied behavior analysis interventions in perspective -- Appendix : behavior-change project.



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Behavior modification.
Psychology, Applied.