The Internet is revolutionizing the way psychologists conduct behavioral research. This book goes beyond the basics to teach readers advanced methods for conducting behavioral research on the Internet. It is designed for researchers and advanced graduate students in the behavioral sciences seeking greater technical detail about research methods.
Behaviour analysis emerged from the nonhuman laboratories of B. F. Skinner, Fred Keller, Nate Schoenfeld, Murray Sidman, James Dinsmoor, Richard Herrnstein, Nate Azrin, and others who pioneered experimental preparations designed to do one thing - find orderly relations between environment and behaviour. This bottom-up approach to a natural science ......
Drinking, Smoking, Taking Drugs, Gambling, Sexual Misbehavior and Sweari
Tracing the evolution of each of the bad habits, this title shows how liquor control boards encouraged the consumption of alcohol; how alcoholic beverage producers got their workers deferred from the draft during World War II; and how convenience stores and accounting firms pursued profits by pushing legalized gambling.
Includes new chapters on screening and diagnosis of ASD, discrete trials training, pivotal response training, verbal behaviour interventions, and structured teaching approaches. Contributors also describe interventions for using cognitive behavior therapy with children and families to treat a variety of symptoms and behaviours.
Advancing the Explanation of Its Nature, Cause, and Treatment
Presents contemporary theories and research regarding the behavioral processes that underlie major mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and alcohol/drug disorders. This book offers a counterpoint to theories which are not based on studies of behavior.
The success of nearly all public- and private- sector policies hinges on the behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations. Today, such behaviors are better understood than ever, thanks to a growing body of practical behavioral science research. However, policymakers often are unaware of behavioral science findings that may help them craft ......
Although contemporary behavioral therapy has its origins in Skinner's theory of operant conditioning, its form does not ignore cognition, but instead views thoughts as another form of behavior that can be conditioned and thus changed. This book demonstrates the approach of behavioral therapy.
A Science-Based Framework for Behavioral Health Care
Presents a comprehensive biopsychosocial framework for behavioral health care. The author lays out the essential scientific and ethical foundations of the framework and then applies it across the treatment process, from intake through outcome assessment thus providing a critical basis for the integrated health care systems of the 21st century.
In engaging language, this slim and approachable volume follows the typical sequence of delivering CBT to a client, with chapters focusing on assessment, case conceptualizations, core beliefs, behavioural strategies, problem-solving strategies, cultural responsiveness, and techniques to address distorted thinking.
