Applied Behavior Analysis

By John Cooper, Timothy Heron, William Heward

Unlock the secrets of behavior change with cutting-edge analysis techniques.

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Dive into the world of applied behavior analysis, where you'll explore the latest advances in behavior science. This comprehensive guide reveals the principles and procedures for transforming socially significant behaviors. Discover new insights in equivalence-based instruction and emergent learning, while delving into topics like negative reinforcement, motivation, and ethics. Whether you're a seasoned analyst or a curious newcomer, this text connects you to the essential skills and knowledge aligned with the latest Behavior Analyst Task List. What new strategies will you uncover to influence behavior effectively?

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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(R) and BCABA(R) Behavior Analyst Task List, 5th Edition.

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