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Table of Contents
I | |
Definition and Characteristics of Applied Behavior Analysis | |
Some Basic Characteristics of Science | |
Defining Characteristics of Applied Behavior Analysis | |
A Brief Outline of the Development of Applied Behavior Analysis | |
Definition of Applied Behavior Analysis | |
Summary | |
Basic Concepts | |
Behavior | |
Environment | |
Respondent Behavior and Respondent Conditioning | |
Operant Behavior and Operant Conditioning | |
Basic Principles and Applied Procedures | |
Kinds of Stimuli That Reinforce and Punish | |
The Three-Term Contingency | |
The Complexity of Human Behavior | |
Obstacles to Control of Behavior in Applied Settings | |
Summary | |
Selection, Definition, and Measurement of Behavior Change Target | |
Selecting and Defining Target Behavior | |
Role of Assessment in Applied Behavior Analysis | |
Methods and Issues in Gathering Behavioral Assessment Data | |
Considerations in Selecting a Target Behavior | |
Prioritizing Possible Target Behaviors | |
Defining the Target Behavior | |
Setting Criteria for Behavior Change | |
Summary | |
Measuring and Recording Behavior | |
Direct Measurement of Permanent Products | |
Direct Observation Recording | |
Reporting Data Collected | |
Summary | |
Planning and Directing Observational Procedures | |
Scheduling Continuous and Sample Observations | |
Selecting Times for Observation | |
Establishing the Duration of Observation Sessions | |
Planning Sampling Procedures | |
Observation Codes | |
Interobserver Agreement | |
Establishing Interobserver Agreement | |
Considerations in Using Interobserver Agreement | |
Sources of Influence on the Agreement and Accuracy of Measurement | |
Summary | |
Evaluation and Analysis of Behavior Change | |
Production and Interpretation of Graphic Data Displays | |
Benefits of Graphic Display of Behavioral Data | |
Line Graphs | |
Other Types of Graphs Used in Applied Behavior Analysis | |
How to Construct Graphs | |
How to Interpret Graphs | |
Summary | |
Introduction to Analysis | |
The Scientific Examination of Behavior: Some Basic Conceptions and Assumptions | |
Components of Experimental Design | |
Baseline Data | |
Baseline Logic | |
Summary | |
Reversal and Alternating Treatments Design | |
Reversal Designs | |
Alternating Treatment Design | |
Summary | |
Multiple Baseline and Changing Criterion Designs | |
Multiple Baseline Design | |
Changing Criterion Design | |
Summary | |
Planning, Replicating, and Evaluating Research in Applied Behavior Analysis | |
Planning Research in Applied Behavior Analysis | |
Internal Validity: Controlling Potential Sources of Confounding in an Experimental Design | |
External Validity: The Role of Replication in Applied Behavior Analysis | |
Evaluating Research in Applied Behavior | |
Analysis | |
Summary | |
Increasing Existing Behavior | |
Operant Reinforcement | |
The Role of Genetic Inheritance | |
Definition of Operant Reinforcement | |
Positive Reinforcement | |
Negative Reinforcement | |
Types of Potential Reinforcers | |
Selecting Potential Reinforcers | |
Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Reinforcement | |
Guidelines for Using Reinforcement | |
Summary.12. Schedules of Reinforcement | |
Use of Continuous and Intermittent Reinforcement | |
Basic Intermittent Schedules of Reinforcement | |
Ratio Schedules | |
Interval Schedules | |
Complex Schedules of Reinforcement | |
Adjunctive Behavior | |
Summary | |
Stimulus Control | |
Stimulus Control | |
Antecedent Stimuli | |
Stimulus Generalization | |
Development of Stimulus Control with Differential Reinforcement | |
Concept Formation | |
Factors Affecting the Development of Stimulus Control | |
Response and Stimulus Prompts | |
Transfer of Stimulus Control | |
Discriminative and Motivational Functions of Stimuli | |
Summary | |
Developing New Behavior | |
Behavioral ShapingDefinition and Illustration of Behavior Shaping | |
Behavioral Shaping Across and Within Different Response Topographies | |
Increasing the Efficiency of Behavioral Shaping | |
Guidelines for Selecting and Implementing Behavioral Shaping | |
Summary | |
Behavioral Chai | |
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