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Informationen zum Autor Edward P. Sarafino received his PhD from the University of Colorado and immediately began his 32-year affiliation with the Department of Psychology at The College of New Jersey. His scholarship continues to combine areas of health and behavioral psychology, particularly in his study of asthma. In addition to having published dozens of research articles and chapters, he is the author of six books. He is a member of Division 25 (The Experimental Analysis of Behavior) of the American Psychological Association and is a fellow of Division 38 (Health Psychology). He served as an officer (secretary) of Division 38, and has been a member of several committees of the Division and the Society of Behavioral Medicine. When he is not working, he enjoys being with family and friends, traveling, hiking and other outdoor activities, and going to cultural events, especially music and visual arts. Klappentext Applied Behavior Analysis: Principles and Procedures for Modifying Behavior will serve as a resource for students who plan to become behavior analysts to design and conduct interventions to change clients' behaviors. Author, Edward P. Sarafino provides an understanding of the fundamental techniques of applied behavior analysis by presenting its concepts and procedures in a logical sequence and giving clear definitions and examples of each technique. This book will guide readers to learn: how to identify and define the behavior to be changed and how a response is determined by its antecedents and consequences, usable, practical skills by specifically stating the purpose of each technique, describing how it is carried out, and presenting guidelines and tips to maximize its effectiveness, why and how to design a program to change a behavioral deficit or excess by conducting a functional assessment and then selecting and combining techniques that can be directed at the behavior itself and its antecedents and consequences, and, to illustrate why and how to collect and analyze data. Here is what reviewers have said about Applied Behavior Analysis: Principles and Procedures for Modifying Behavior "Overall, this textbook provides a thorough, concise, and engaging introduction to applied behavior analysis." -- Rafael Bejarano, Henderson State University "[This textbook] ...provides good, basic explanations of concepts in Applied Behavior Analysis that are easy to grasp for undergraduate students." -- Lisa Gurdin, Northeastern University "[This textbook is], Comprehensive. Easily accessible [and it has] Great illustrations and examples." -- Joel Kevin Thompson, University of Southern Florida To learn more about Applied Behavior Analysis: Principles and Procedures for Modifying Behavior, please visit us at www.wiley.com/college/sarafino Zusammenfassung Sarafino's goal in Principles and Procedures for Modifying Behavior is to create a clear and engaging instrument that describes ways to analyze one's own specific behaviors in terms of the factors that lead to and maintain them and ways to manage those factors to improve the behaviors. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I Introducing Applied Behavior Analysis 1 Chapter 1 What Is Applied Behavior Analysis? 1 Chapter 2 Identifying and Assessing Target Behaviors 19 Chapter 3 Using Data and Research Methods in Behavior Analysis 37 Chapter 4 Some Areas of Effective Application 63 PART II Basic Operant Principles 78 Chapter 5 Reinforcement: Positive and Negative 78 Chapter 6 Extinction 93 Chapter 7 Punishment 104 Chapter 8 Antecedents: Stimulus Control 119 Chapter 9 Motivation 132 PART III Methods to Establish New Operant Behaviors 143 Chapter 10 Shaping 143 Chapter 11 Shortcut Stimulus Control Methods...
