Principles of Behavior

✍ Scribed by Richard W. Malott, Joseph T. Shane

Publisher: Psychology Press
Year: 2013
Tongue: English
Leaves: 477
Edition: 7
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Since the first edition of Principles of Behavior, the authors have sought to address the unique needs of students. This title has been written so that students of all levels will benefit from a solid introduction to the principles of behavior. The authors have laid the groundwork for behavior analysis through an exploration of experimental, applied, and theoretical concepts. Case studies and everyday examples help readers apply principles of behavior to real life.

✦ Table of Contents

Brief Contents
Detailed Contents
Preface to the Instructor
Part I: Basic Behavioral Contingencies
1 The Reinforcer (Positive Reinforcer)
2 Reinforcement (Positive Reinforcement)
3 Escape (Negative Reinforcement)
4 Punishment (Positive Punishment)
5 Penalty (Negative Punishment)
6 Extinction (following Reinforcement) and Recovery (following Punishment)
7 Differential Reinforcement and Differential Punishment
8 Shaping
Part II: Motivation
9 Unlearned Reinforcers, Unlearned Aversive Stimuli, and the Motivating Operation
10 Special Motivating Operations
11 Learned Reinforcers and Learned Aversive Stimuli (Conditioned Reinforcers and Conditioned Aversive Stimuli)
Part III: Stimulus Control
12 Discrimination
13 Complex Stimulus Control
14 Imitation
Part IV: Complex Behavioral Contingencies
15 Avoidance
16 Punishment by Prevention (Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior—DRO)
17 Ratio Schedules
18 Interval Schedules
19 Concurrent Contingencies
20 Behavioral Chains and Differential Reinforcement of Low Rate
Part V: Respondent Conditioning
21 Respondent Conditioning
Part VI: Complex Human Behavior
22 Rule-Governed Behavior: Concepts
23 Rule-Governed Behavior: Applications
24 Rule-Governed Behavior: Theory
25 Pay for Performance
26A Sexuality
26B Moral and Legal Control
Part VII: Behavioral Stability Across Time and Space
27 Maintenance
28 Transfer
Part VIII: Research Methods
29 Research Methods
Part IX: Jobs and Grad School
30 Jobs and Grad School
Glossary
BACB Task List
Author Index
Subject Index

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