principles and procedures Miltenberger, Raymond G. creator author. text bibliography mau 2024 Seventh edition. monographic eng

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xix, 439 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. "Gain an understanding of human behavior, the factors that influence behavior and the strategies to change behavior with Miltenberger's BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION: PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES, 7E. This precise, step-by-step, scientific approach introduces the underlying principles and then the procedures behind behavior modification. Numerous current examples from research, clinical practice and everyday life clearly illustrate key principles. This edition offers new content that explores topics such as verbal behavior and stimulus equivalence. Updated references highlight the latest research and developments from the field, while this edition's new learning objectives direct your attention to key material. You can also use new self-assessment exercises, application and misapplication exercises, practice tests and three practice quizzes at the end of every chapter to ensure your comprehension"-- Amazon's description. Introduction to bahavior modification -- Part 1. Measurement of behavior and behavior change -- Observing and recording behavior -- Graphing behavior and measuring change -- Part 2. Basic principles -- Reinforcement -- Extinction -- Punishment -- Stimulus control: discrimination and generalization -- Respondent conditioning -- Part 3. Procedures to establish new behavior -- Shaping -- Prompting and transfer of stimulus control -- Chaining -- Behavioral skills training procedures -- Part 4. Procedures to increase desirable behavior and decrease undesirable behavior -- Understanding problem behaviors through functional assessment -- Applying extinction -- Differential reinforcement -- Antecedent control procedures -- Using punishment: time-out and response cost -- Positive punishment procedures and the ethics of punishment -- Promoting generalization -- Part 5. Other behavior change procedures -- Self-management -- Habit reversal procedures -- The token economy -- Behavioral contracts -- Fear and anxiety reduction procedures -- Cognitive behavior modification. Raymond G. Miltenberger. Previous edition: Belmont, California: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2016. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Behavior modification Human behavior Attitude change Behavioral assessment BF637.B4 .M535 2024 153.85 M64b 9780357796375 CSPC 260924 20260924164818.0 eng