1st Edition

Behavior Analysis Foundations and Applications to Psychology

By Julian C. Leslie, Mark F. O'Reilly Copyright 2000
388 Pages
by Psychology Press

387 Pages
by Psychology Press

This psychology textbook offers a comprehensive examination of the basic principles of behavior analysis and their application to issues of social significance. Behavioral scientists are interested in elucidating the fundamental principles that govern the behavior of human and non-human animals. Behavior Analysis is designed to meet the needs of senior undergraduate courses and postgraduate... Read more
Preface. Acknowledgements. A Scientific Approach to Behavior. Operant Behavior and Operant Conditioning. Extinction and Intermittent Reinforcement. Stimulus Control. Aversive Contingencies. Complex Behavior: Concept Acquisition, Modeling, and Verbal Behavior. Assessing Behavior in Applied Settings. Single-case Experimental Designs. Increasing Adaptive Behavior in Applied Settings. Decreasing Maladaptive Behavior in Applied Settings. Behavior Analysis: Current Status and Future Directions. References. Index.

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