Issues in the Analysis of Behavior

CLICK ON BOOK TO BUY NOW!!!This book is designed to be an intermediate–level text in the analysis of behavior that should all, in concept, somewhere between introductory texts, such as Keller and Schoenfeld's Principles of Psychology, Ferster & Perrott's Behavior Principles, or Whaley and Malott's Elementary Principles of Behavior; and more advanced works, such as Honig's Operant Behavior: Areas of Research and Application.

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A Total Performance System

CLICK ON BOOK TO BUY NOW!!!It has been obvious to those of us in behavioral analysis that many of the problems of business and industry could be analyzed in terms of the management of behavior. What was needed was the use of a knowledge of behavior analysis to develop effective personnel incentive systems. Not only was is obvious to Dale and Karen Brethower, but they and some of their colleagues have actually been doing it for the last few years. The results of their work are presented in this text.

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Introduction to the Principles of Psychology Workbook

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Humanistic Behaviorism and Social Psychology

CLICK ON BOOK TO BUY NOW!!!What is humanistic behaviorism? Is humanistic behaviorism a cynical behavioristic slogan designed the co-opt the "humanistic" movement? Is humanistic behavior a slick Madison Avenue public–relations gimmick designed to confuse the and trap the unwary? Is humanistic behaviorism a viable blend of the two most important movements in contemporary psychology? Is it a contradiction of terms? Humanistic behaviorism is an attempt to communicate some of the concepts of behavioral analysis, to turn people on before they get turned off.

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HOW I LEARNED TO RELATE TO MY LABORATORY RAT THROUGH HUMANISTIC BEHAVIORISM

CLICK ON BOOK TO BUY NOW!!!We have had an operant-conditioning rat lab associated with either our Experimental or Introductory Psychology course at Western Michigan University since 1964. Many students report that the rat lab is very exciting and that they find it the best feature of our course. It has been our impression however that this lab has an even more important effect. The experience of directly modifying the behavior of another organism is a primary factor in demonstrating to students the power and validity of the basic principles of behavior. 

I’ll Stop Procrastinating When I Get Around to It

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I think that if you can get your act together to the point where you can floss every day, then you can achieve almost any evasive goal you set your sights on. And what we’ll deal with in this book is how to get your act together, in many problem areas of your life, both personal, and professional. I and my students have gotten much satisfaction from this approach; I hope you will too.

Contingency Management Fan Mail

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Principles of Behavior

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7th Edition
by Richard Malott, Joseph Shane

This book offers a solid introduction to the principles of behavior using a clear, interesting, entertaining style with many case studies, and everyday examples. It maintains a high level of intellectual rigor, addressing fundamental concepts at the beginning of each chapter with more advanced topics left for one of the two enrichment sections within each chapter.  Chapter topics cover the reinforcer, reinforcement, escape, punishment, penalty, extinction and recovery, differential reinforcement and punishment, shaping, unlearned reinforcers and aversive conditions, special establishing operations, learned reinforcers and aversive conditions, discrimination, imitation, avoidance, punishment by prevention, ratio schedules, time-dependent schedules, concurrent contingencies, stimulus-response chains and rate contingencies, respondent conditioning, analogs to reinforcement, a theory of rule-governed behavior, pay for performance, moral and legal control, maintenance, transfer, and research methods.  For psychologists, clinical psychologists, and social workers who do not specialize in behavioral analysis; as well as for supervisors and managers.

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