Applied Behavior Analysis

**This text provides an accurate, comprehensive, and contemporary description of applied behavior analysis in order to help readers acquire fundamental knowledge and skills** __**Applied Behavior Analysis**__ provides a comprehensive, in-depth discussion of the field, offering a complete description of the principles and procedures for changing and analyzing socially important behavior. The **3rd Edition** features coverage of advances in all three interrelated domains of the sciences of behavior–theoretical, basic research, and applied research–and two new chapters, Equivalence-based Instruction (Ch. 19) and Engineering Emergent Learning with Nonequivalence Relations (Ch. 20). It also includes updated and new content on topics such as negative reinforcement (Ch. 12), motivation (Ch. 16), verbal behavior (Ch. 18), functional behavioral assessment (Ch. 27), and ethics (Ch. 31). The content of the text is now connected to the BCBA® and BCABA® Behavior Analyst Task List, 5th Edition. ## Table of Contents **PART 1: INTRODUCTION AND BASIC CONCEPTS** 1. Definition and Characteristics of Applied Behavior Analysis 2. Basic Concepts and Principles **PART 2: SELECTING, DEFINING, AND MEASURING BEHAVIOR** 3. Selecting and Defining Target Behaviors 4. Measuring Behavior 5. Improving and Assessing the Quality of Behavioral Measurement **PART 3: EVALUATING AND ANALYZING BEHAVIOR CHANGE** 6. Constructing and Interpreting Graphic Displays of Behavioral Data 7. Analyzing Behavior Change: Basic Assumptions and Strategies 8. Reversal and Multielement Designs 9. Multiple Baseline and Changing Criterion Designs 10. Planning and Evaluating Applied Behavior Analysis Research **PART 4: REINFORCEMENT** 11. Positive Reinforcement 12. Negative Reinforcement 13. Schedules of Reinforcement **PART 5: PUNISHMENT** 14. Positive Punishment 15. Negative Punishment **PART 6: ANTECEDENT VARIABLES** 16. Motivating Operations 17. Stimulus Control **PART 7: VERBAL BEHAVIOR** 18. Verbal Behavior **PART 8: DEVELOPING NEW BEHAVIOR** 19. Equivalence-based Instruction 20. Engineering Emergent Learning with Nonequivalence Relations 21. Imitation, Modeling, and Observational Learning 22. Shaping 23. Chaining **PART 9: DECREASING BEHAVIOR WITH NONPUNISHMENT PROCEDURES** 24. Extinction 25. Differential Reinforcement 26. Antecedent Interventions **PART 10: FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT** 27.Functional Behavior Assessment **PART 11: SPECIAL APPLICATIONS** 28. Token Economy, Group Contingencies, and Contingency Contracting 29. Self-Management **PART 12: PROMOTING GENERALIZED BEHAVIOR CHANGE** 30. Generalization and Maintenance of Behavior Change **PART 13: ETHICS** 31. Ethical and Professional Responsibilities of Applied Behavior Analysts Applied Behavior Analysis Third Edition [John O. Cooper] Title Page Copyright Dedication ABOUT THE AUTHORS CHAPTER CONTRIBUTORS PREFACE Acknowledgments BRIEF CONTENTS CONTENTS Chapter 1 Definition and Characteristics of Applied Behavior Analysis Chapter 2 Basic Concepts and Principles Chapter 3 Selecting and Defining Target Behaviors Chapter 4 Measuring Behavior Chapter 5 Improving and Assessing the Quality of Behavioral Measurement Chapter 6 Constructing and Interpreting Graphic Displays of Behavioral Data Chapter 7 Analyzing Behavior Change: Basic Assumptions and Strategies Chapter 8 Reversal and Multielement Designs Chapter 9 Multiple Baseline and Changing Criterion Designs Chapter 10 Planning and Evaluating Applied Behavior Analysis Research Chapter 11 Positive Reinforcement Chapter 12 Negative Reinforcement Chapter 13 Schedules of Reinforcement Chapter 14 Positive Punishment Chapter 15 Negative Punishment Chapter 16 Motivating Operations Chapter 17 Stimulus Control Chapter 18 Verbal Behavior Chapter 19 Equivalence-based Instruction Chapter 20 Engineering Emergent Learning with Nonequivalence Relations Chapter 21 Imitation, Modeling, and Observational Learning Chapter 22 Shaping Chapter 23 Chaining Chapter 24 Extinction Chapter 25 Differential Reinforcement Chapter 26 Antecedent Interventions Chapter 27 Functional Behavior Assessment Chapter 28 Token Economy, Group Contingencies, and Contingency Contracting Chapter 29 Self-Management Chapter 30 Generalization and Maintenance of Behavior Change Chapter 31 Ethical and Professional Responsibilities of Applied Behavior Analysts Epilogue BIBLIOGRAPHY NAME INDEX Applied behavior analysis has become more mature and sophisticated since the previous edition of this book was published. Although the basic principles of behavior remain unchanged, advances in all three interrelated domains of the science of behavior - theoretical, basic research, and applied research - have improved our understanding of those principles and led to increased effectiveness in developing and applying effective and humane behavior change interventions. These developments are reflected in the more than 1,000 new references to the conceptual, basic, and applied literatures of behavior analysis that have been added to this edition. -- Provided by publisher "Applied behavior analysis has become more mature and sophisti-cated since the second edition was published. Although the basic principles of behavior remain unchanged, advances in all three interrelated domains of the science of behavior-- theoretical, basic research, and applied research--have improved our under-standing of those principles and led to increased effectiveness in developing and applying effective and humane behavior change interventions. These developments are reflected in the more than 1,000 new references to the conceptual, basic, and applied liter-atures of behavior analysis added to this edition"-- Provided by publisher A comprehensive, in-depth discussion of the field, providing a complete description of the principles and procedures needed to systematically change socially significant behaviour and to understand the reasons for that change