Behavior Modification in Child Treatment: An Experimental and Clinical Approach

ISBN-13: 9780202362939 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 432 str.

Robert Browning; Donald Stover

Opis

Th is book is the fi rst attempt to validate behavior modifi cation techniques in a carefully controlled experimental treatment environment for emotionally disturbed children. Such special settings ensure carefully conducted research experiments can be carried out. Th is is the fi rst book to synthesize scientifi c and clinical approaches to human behavior, indicating that behavior modifi cation may one day be as much an applied science as engineering or medicine.

Spis treści

Preface, 1. The Experimental-Clinical Method, 2. The Residential Setting and Treatment Groups, 3. Measurement, 4. Same-Subject Experimental Designs, 5. Treatment Techniques, 6. Unexpected Values of Social Reinforcers, 7. Case Studies, 1. Heidi, 2. Jim, 3. Sharon, 4. Will, 5. Dan, 8. Conclusion, References, Index

O autorze

Robert M. Browning