First Course in Applied Behavior Analysis » (1st Edition)

With an emphasis on practical solutions to behavior problems, Chance offers an unparalleled approach to behavior analysis. Creating a simulated classroom, course content is presented by "Dr. Cee"—a fictitious instructor who interacts with equally fictitious students. Through Dr. Cee, Chance teaches the language of behavior theory and analysis as well as the most important procedures for changing behavior and the principles that underlay those procedures. The dialogue between Dr. Cee and the students is realistic; the students ask questions, giving readers a chance to see if they know the answer to the questions raised. Effective and engaging, Chance's Socratic approach is very readable, yet does not sacrifice accuracy and specificity.

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An approach to behavior analysis which presents course content by creating a simulated classroom. Through interaction between a fictitious instructor and students, it teaches the theory, language, and methods of behavior theory and analysis as well as the most important principles and procedures for changing behavior. Offers numerous realistic examples and case studies. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

PART I: INTRODUCTION. 1. THE ABC'S OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. Behavior Analysis. Applied Behavior Analysis. Caveat: Daniel's Dictum. Review. Exercises. Mini Essay: Behaviorism and Behavior Analysis. Reprint: A Behaviorist's Feelings by B.F. Skinner. Recommended Reading. Endnotes. 2. METHODS IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. Behavioral Assessment. Recording Behavior Rates. Measuring the Reliability of Rate Data. Graphing Behavior Rates. Evaluating the Effects of an Intervention. Review. Exercises. Mini Essay: Measuring Behavior Change. Reprint: The Queen's Scepter by Eric Haughton & Teodoro Ayllon. Recommended Reading. Endnotes. PART II: INCREASING THE FREQUENCY OF BEHAVIOR. 3. REINFORCEMENT. Law of Effect. Kinds of Reinforcers. Illustrative Studies. Rules for Using Reinforcement. Problems with Reinforcement. Review. Exercises. Mini-Essay: Finding Reinforcers. Reprint: The Rewards of Coaching by Hilary Buzas and Teodoro Ayllon. Recommended Reading. Endnotes. 4. PROMPTING AND FADING. Prompts. Prompting and Fading. Illustrative Studies. Rules for Prompting and Fading. Problems with Prompting and Fading. Review. Exercises. Reprint: Rules to Live By by B.F. Skinner. Recommended Reading. Endnotes. 5. SHAPING AND CHAINING. Shaping Defined. Illustrative Studies. Rules for Shaping. Chaining Defined. Illustrative Study. Rules for Chaining. Shaping versus Chaining. Review. Exercises. Mini-Essay: The Third Revolution. Reprint: Shaping Sight by Judith R. Mathews, Gary D. Hodson, William B. Christ, a& G. Robert LaRoche. Reprint: Chained Routine by Melvyn Hollander & Vivian Horner. Recommended Reading. Endnotes. PART III: DECREASING THE FREQUENCY OFBEHAVIOR. 6. EXTINCTION AND DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT. Extinction Defined. Illustrative Studies. Rules for Using Extinction/Problems with Extinction. Differential Reinforcement Defined. Kinds of Differential Reinforcement. Illustrative Studies. Rules for Using Differential Reinforcement. Review. Exercises. Reprint: Extinguished Tears by Carl D. Williams. Reprint: Exorcising a Witch by Brad A. Alford. Recommended Reading. Endnotes. 7. PUNISHMENT. Punishment. Kinds of Punishment. Illustrative Studies. Rules of Using Punishment. Problems with Punishment. Review. Exercises. Mini-Essay: Questioning Punishment. Reprint: Time Out for Hallucinations by Steve N. Haynes & Pamela Geddy. Recommended Reading. Endnotes. PART IV: ESTABLISHING DISCRIMINATIONS. 8. DISCRIMINATION TRAINING. Stimulus Discrimination. Discrimination Training. Illustrative Studies. Rules for Discrimination Training. Stimulus Control. Review. Exercises. Reprint: Attention by B.F. Skinner. Recommended Reading. Endnotes. PART V: GENERALIZATION AND MAINTENANCE. 9. GENERALIZATION TRAINING. Generalization. Illustrative Studies. Rules for Increasing Generalization. Review. Exercises. Reprint: A Technology of Generalization by Trevor F. Stokes & Donald M. Baer. 10. MAINTENANCE. Maintenance Schedules. Maintenance Training. Review. Exercises. Reprint: Novel Maintenance by Irving Wallace. Recommended Reading. Endnotes. PART VI: MODIFYING RESPONDENT BEHAVIOR. 11. COUNTERCONDITIONING. Pavlovian Procedures. Desensitization Training. Sensitization Training. Rules for Counterconditioning. Review. Exercises. Reprint: Old Obsessions by John E. Calamari, Samantha D. Faber, Brian L. Hitsman, & Christopher J. Poppe. Recommended Reading. Endnotes. PART VII: ETHICS AND THE FUTURE. 12. THE ETHICS OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND THE FUTURE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. Ethics of Changing Behavior. Future of Behavior Analysis. Review. Exercises. Reprint: Right to Effective Treatment by Ron Van Houten and the Task Force on the Right to Effective Treatment. Recommended Reading. Endnotes. 13. REVIEW AND SHAM EXAM. The ABC's. Methods. Reinforcement. Prompting and Fading. Shaping and Chinning. Extinction and Differential Reinforcement. Punishment. Discrimination Training. Generalization Training. Maintenance. Counterconditioning. Ethics and the Future of Behavior Analysis. Sham Exam . GLOSSARY. REFERENCES. NAME INDEX. SUBJECT INDEX.