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Book SynopsisJohn Cooper, Tim Heron, and Bill Heward were faculty members at The Ohio State University for a combined 90 years. Together they trained special education classroom teachers and leadership personnel guided by the philosophical, scientific, and technological principles of applied behavior analysis. The Ph.D. program in special education and applied behavior analysis that they and their colleagues developed at OSU was the first doctoral program accredited by the Association for Behavior Analysis International. John, Tim, and Bill each received the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, OSU's highest honor for teaching excellence. They are joint recipients of the Ellen P. Reese Award for Communication of Behavioral Concepts from the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies.
John O. Cooper, Ed.D., is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. His research and teaching interests include precisio
Table of Contents
- 1. Definition and Characteristics of Applied Behavior Analysis
- 2. Basic Concepts and Principles
- 3. Selecting and Defining Target Behaviors
- 4. Measuring Behavior
- 5. Improving and Assessing the Quality of Behavioral Measurement
- 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
- 11. Positive Reinforcement
- 12. Negative Reinforcement
- 13. Schedules of Reinforcement
- 14. Positive Punishment
- 15. Negative Punishment
- 16. Motivating Operations
- 17. Stimulus Control
- 18. Verbal Behavior
- 19. Imitation, Modeling, and Observational Learning
- 20. Shaping
- 21. Chaining
- 22. Extinction
- 23. Differential Reinforcement
- 24. Antecedent Interventions
- 25.Functional Behavior Assessment
- 26. Token Economy, Group Contingencies, and Contingency Contracting
- 27. Self-Management
- 28. Generalization and Maintenance of Behavior Change
- 29. Ethical and Professional Responsibilities of Applied Behavior Analysts
