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Autism was once thought of as a rare condition, until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network released the statistic that about 1 in every 150 eight-year-old children in various areas across the United States is afflicted by an autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. This news led to a dramatic expansion of research into autism spectrum disorders and to the emergence of applied behavior analysis (ABA) as the preferred method of treatment, even among prescribing practitioners.

Applied Behavioral Analysis for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders ably synthesizes research data and trends with best-practice interventions into a comprehensive, state-of-the-art resource. Within its chapters, leading experts review current ABA literature in depth; identify interventions most relevant to children across the autism spectrum; and discuss potential developments in these core areas:

• Assessment methods, from functional assessment to single case research designs.
• Treatment methods, including reinforcement, replacement behaviors, and other effective strategies.
• The role of the differential diagnosis in ABA treatment planning.
• Specific deficit areas: communication, social skills, stereotypies/rituals.
• Target behaviors, such as self-injury, aggression, adaptive and self-help problems.
• ASD-related training concerns, including maintenance and transition issues, and parent training programs.

This volume is a vital resource for researchers, graduate students, and professionals in clinical child and school psychology as well as the related fields of education and mental health.

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Educating Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
I teach a graduate level class on Applied Behavior Analysis to students who are participating in a grant that fundsthe study of Autism Spectrum Disorders.I wish that I had known about this text prior to starting the class.It is the perfect blend between information on Autism Spectrum Disorders and the use of Applied Behavior Analysis to educate students with Autism. ... Read more

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Behavioral techniques used in animals to model human diseases and predict effects of novel drugs are as varied as the numbers of scientists who use them. Consequently, behavioral analysis is becoming an increasingly indispensable tool for the neuroscientist as information gained at the molecular and cellular level is put into practice in fully behaving animal subjects.

Uses Animal Behavior Models to Examine Effects of Therapeutic Treatments on Human Cognition

With contributions from more than 40 field specialists, Methods of Behavioral Analysis in Neuroscience reflects six years worth of updates to its first bestselling edition and elucidates new behavioral approaches that are quickly becoming field standards. This edition features new material on the relevance of transgenic mouse models for Alzheimer’s disease, behavioral methods for assessing the cognitive impairment associated with major psychotic disorders, the revival of the scopolamine reversal model for assessing the clinical relevance of AD drugs, and approaches to assessing cognitive impairment in aged mice.

Each chapter presents theoretical background, methodology, and data interpretation, and many chapters include real-world examples of experiments that incorporate the models. With step-by-step, easy-to-reproduce methodologies, this sharply focused work covers well-studied behavioral approaches that provide a better understanding of the effects of disease and allow for better predictability of the effects of therapeutic treatments on the human cognition. It takes the guesswork out of designing the methodology for many of the most widely used animal behavioral approaches developed for the study of brain disorders, drug abuse, toxicology, and cognitive drug development.

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Animal NeuroBehaviour
A book that all must read first before initiating behavior experiments.More of our Master and Phd Neuroscience students read this book before writing up their animal behavior experiment protocols. ... Read more

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This reader summarizes the major issues, trends, and findings found in behavior analysis in education literature. The contributors are leaders in the behavior analytic field, and their chapter-length treatment of topics, such as the Future of Behavior Analysis in Education, Early Childhood Interventions, and Promoting Applied Behavior Analysis, provides a volume that allows the professor to cover a range of topics which emphasize measurably superior instruction. ... Read more

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"Designed primarily for teachers and school psychologists, this text reviews the literature on behavioral processes used in school-specific techniques like contracting, self-management, and token economies. Much of the material applies to mainstream classrooms and activities, but there are also chapters dealing with hyperactivity, aggression, withdrawal, depression, and suicide. Studies of such specimen populations as autistic, delinquent, or retarded children are also cited. The authors' stated intent is to provide a balanced mix of theory and methods, so that skills can be developed with confidence in the underlying knowledge base. The heavy emphasis on research, however, makes it a valuable guide to the theoretical study of behavioral science." Readings: A Journal of Mental Health Reviews, Commentary ... Read more

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In this creative, engaging approach to behavior analysis, written in clear, jargon-free language, Chance blends realistic examples with research and case studies. The text includes excerpts from formidable works by respected scholars, exposing readers to significant insights about how behaviorists solve behavior problems. Chance wants his readers to learn the language of behavior analysis, to become acquainted with the most important procedures for changing behavior, and to recognize that scientific method can be used successfully to solve problems. He has created an interactive classroom experience to facilitate the learning and application of practical solutions to behavior problems. In a simulated classroom, course content is presented by Dr. Cee—a fictional instructor whose lectures are punctuated by frequent questions designed to keep readers on their toes and to think critically about a particular topic. This authoritative yet comprehensible text is written for an audience that includes parents, teachers, counselors, psychologists, therapists, and social workers. ... Read more

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A clear and entertaining look at behavior analysis
Using the clever literary device of having a fictional instructor dialog with his students, Paul Chance has put together a wonderful and entertaining text to introduce students to the science and application of behavior analysis. For those who have only heard of applied behavior analysis as being a "treatment" for autism, this book will be a fun-to-read eye-opener.

A must for great & FUN reading on Applied Behavior Analysis
Paul Chance delivers a great book loaded with material that is brought to you in a very interesting way.The setting is basically a class room with students talking to the teacher, writing facts/terms on the board, and an intense interaction with student to teacher dialogue.This book is a must for those interesting in Applied Behavior Analysis.Paul Chance makes an interesting subject extremely fun to indulge in. When moving from chapter to chapter, there is always a brief overview of everything that has been covered in the previous chapters, making it hard to forget key information!A++ book

Fascinating book, well written.
This is the most interesting "textbook" I've ever read. It has a lot of case studies and examples, plus excerpts from articles and books that are related to the topics. The book itself is well-organized andthorough. As I read it I kept wishing I'd taken a course in behavioranalysis when I was in college. ... Read more

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Behavior Analysis of Language and Cognition, edited by Steven C. Hayes, Linda J. Hayes, Masaya Sato, and Koichi Ono provides a contemporary look at the nature of stimulus relations and verbal events, and their impact on cognitive activity. This book covers a range to basic and applied topics, but throughout the book, authors return to a common question:how do language and cognition work? Some of the best authors in the field present their answers to that question here. ... Read more

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Investments: Analysis and Behavior is the first textbook to integrate exciting new developments from the field of behavioral finance in a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the field of investments. Since behavioral is intertwined in all aspects of investing, this text does just that. Investments: Analysis and Behavior is written from a unique perspective that will provide students with knowledge of investment analytical tools and an understanding of the forces that drive the industry. ... Read more

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Don't Deliver
I waited 5 weeks, and still recieved no book. I will never do buisiness again with the collegebookstore.

Very clear book
Prof. Nofsinger is well know for his insights over the emerging behavioral finance. in this remarkable book, he combines a traditional "Investments" course with many examples of behavorial pitfalls that investors are faced with.

From a pedagogical point, it is very well constructed and very readable.

What is missing is the maths.... but for that, I would recommend the best-in-class book: Investments from Bodie, Kane and Marcus (Mc-Graw Hill). ... Read more

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Focusing on practical approaches for the experienced investigator, Michael R. Napier, a 27-year veteran of the FBI, presents Behavior, Truth, and Deception: Applying Profiling and Analysis to the Interview Process. This hands-on volume, drawn from years of experience interviewing suspects, reveals the targeted subject interviewing process (TSI). This technique combines all known tactics learned from criminal personality profiling and investigative analysis into an effective strategy for interviewing a suspect. The book describes the skill sets and essential elements that directly contribute to a successful interrogation and outlines an interview plan using these analytical and profiling concepts.

Topics discussed include:

• Origins of offender motivation
• An analytical methodology for criminal investigative analysis
• Indirect personality assessment before the suspect interview
• Interview and interrogation techniques, including verbal strategies and nonverbal communications
• Interviews in rape cases
• Analysis of 911 calls made by a potential suspect
• Homicidal behavior
• Child molesters and stalkers
• Cultural considerations
• Tips for making interviews withstand legal challenges

A blend of insight from seasoned law enforcement professionals and behavioral experts, this fascinating volume helps investigators get under the skin of the suspect, expose deception, and bring out the truth. Employing crime scene scenarios to demonstrate concepts, the book includes a victim questionnaire capturing offender behavior, form templates, and a glossary, making this a one-stop reference for law enforcement professionals charged with solving crimes and bringing offenders to justice.

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Behavior, Truth and Deception
Michael Napier's Behavior Truth and Deception, exceptionally integrates scholarly research and theory, as well as serves as an excellent field guide for a practitioner. All concepts are illustrated by powerful case studies which provide the reader with the opportunity to closely examine the concepts and understand human behavior within the interview process. The author's insight and experience is evident throughout the book.Chapter 4 offers a discussion on setting the stage for success; in particular it examines interviewer traits, I found this topic very helpful and relevant for all law enforcement personnel.As a law enforcement professional, as well as a college professor, I strongly recommend this textbook as an excellent guide for both practitioners and for those in world of academia.

Excellent Resource
Behavior, Truth and Deception is an outstanding resource for the law enforcement investigator who wishes to improve his/her interviewing and interrogation skills. The book contains previously unpublished concepts on detecting deception, interviewing strategies and interrogation techniques which are based upon the author's extensive field experience as an FBI agent/polygraph examiner and have been tested and refined through trial and error. I am a working police detective and have read many books on the topic of interviewing and interrogation. Some have been a waste of money while others genuinely expanded my understanding of I&I techniques. This book is well worth the money and the time you will spend reading it. If you learn and apply the techniques described in this book, you will most certainly improve your ability to detect deception and obtain confessions. If you are truly serious about improving your I&I skills, the information in this book will be worth its weight in gold. ... Read more

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The US Dept. of Education, in conjunction with the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, recently unveiled a $50 million effort to expand research on early childhood cognitive development.A key issue identified requiring more information and research was the education and professional development of educators.Along these lines, Doug Greer has prepared a book discussing how best to teach, how to design functional curricula, and how to support teachers in using state-of-the-art science instruction materials.

The book provides important information both to trainers of future teachers, current teachers, and to supervisors and policy makers in education.To trainers there is information on how to motivate, mentor, and instruct in-service teachers to use the best scientifically based teaching strategies and tactics.To in-service teachers, there is information on how to provide individualized instruction in classrooms with multiple learning and behavior problems, school interventions to help prevent vandalism and truancy, and how curricula and instruction can be designed to teach functional repetoirs rather than inert ideas.To policy makers and supervisors, the book discusses how to determine the effectiveness of curricular innitiatives toward meeting mandated standards in national assessments.

Doug Greer was recently awarded the Fred S. Keller Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education by APA for the research and application of the material covered in this book.School programs incorporating the material used in this book have produced 4-7 times more learning outcomes for students than control and baseline educational programs (see www.cabas.com)

The book provides research-based and field-tested procedures for:
* Teaching students of all ability levels ranging from preschool to secondary school
* How to teach special education students in the context of a regular classroom
* Best practices for all teachers to teach more effectively
* Means of monitoring and motivating teachers' practices

* A comprehensive and system-wide science of teaching-post modern-postmodern!
* Tested procedures that result in four to seven times more learning for all
students
* Tested procedures for supervisors to use with teachers that result in
significant student learning
* Tested procedures for providing the highest accountability
* A systems approach for schooling problems that provide solutions rather
than blame
* Parent approved and parent requested educational practices
* Means for psychologists to work with teachers and students to solve
behavior and learning problems
* A comprehensive systems science of schooling
* An advanced and sophisticated science of pedagogy and curriculum design
* Students who are not being served with traditional education can meet or
exceed the performance of their more fortunate peers,
* Supervisors can mentor teachers and therapists to provide state of the
science instruction
* Parent education can create a professional setting for parents, educators,
and therapists to work together in the best interests of the student,
* Teachers and supervisors who measure as they teach produce significantly
better outcomes for students,
* Systemic solutions to instructional and behavioral problems involving
teachers, parents, supervisors provide means to pursue problems to their
solution,
* A science of teaching, as opposed to an art of teaching, can provide an
educational system that treats the students and the parents as the clients. ... Read more

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Designing Teching Strategies
SMART! Nicely written and very clear language. Public school systems could learn alot from this book!

Most important text since Cooper, Heron, & Heward
This text explains EXACTLY how to make the everyday practice of teaching with ABA work BEYOND the one-to-one home program for a single student.It is the most comprehensive extension of "what to do and how to do it" since Cooper, Heron, & Heward's "Applied Behavior Analysis."

What Dr. Greer dubs the "ABA Systems Approach" springs from the university informing comprehensive application of behavior analsyis to schooling settings (CABAS schools).However, the text can also stand indepenent of that special environment; and its contents are immediately applicable to individual practitioners in home and community settings.

Chapters summarize advances in practice and current research in verbal behavior; creating literacy and mathematics curricula for students who need ABA methodology to learn; and how to supervise other professionals in advancing their ABA and research skills.

Especially useful are tables that translate students' performance trouble into potential repertoires that may not be fully taught or reinforcement contingencies that may be lacking; and team actions that would remedy those problems. ... Read more

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Written for professionals in both general and special education, this book is a complete description if applied behavior analysis and how it can be used with students displaying a range of excessive and deficit behaviors.In addition to traditional topics covered in other applied behavior books, this reference devotes substantial attention to preventing problems through anecdotal control, social skill development and emotional learning. Topics include increasing appropriate behavior through related personal characteristics; increasing appropriate behavior through consequence control; positive approaches to decreasing inappropriate behavior; punishment; graphing, and more.Behavior analysts, teachers of any level. ... Read more

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Easy-read text book for my university course
This is a great book as far as textbooks go.It is easy to read, very informative and has good tables and figures for developing behavioral objectives.I think this will also be a great reference in the future for other classes or even a Master's or Doctoral thesis.I will be keeping this textbook in my "library" as I feel that it will serve me well now and in the future.

Reduced Price Makes Text A More Reasonable Buy
I noticed a significant drop in price for this textbook.Therefore I'd like to revise my rating up to four stars.Schloss and Smith do provide afine review of ABA in the classroom.Its a good solid elementary text.True some topics are not covered, but perhaps there will be a more advancedtext in the future.

Better books available for less...
Its a fairly decent review of behavior analysis applied to theclassroom.I'd give it a higher score if it didn't cost $.. for a 300page cheaply made paperback.There is not much new in this book that hasn't been published elsewhere.Also, there isn't a lot of practical information for a teacher working for a school district.It's a typical undergrad college text. The book doesn't go far enough.For example, there is a section on group contingencies in the classroom, but no mention of "Learnball".Not much on discrete trial training either. Direct Instruction is mentioned, but the instructional strategy behind programs such as Reading Mastery and Connecting Math Concepts isn't discussed.There is a lot of excellent information in the book, its just that for cost I expected a lot more. ... Read more

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Introduces the concepts and methods of applied behavior analysis based on solid theory and research. Provides strategies for developing and implementing solutions to problem situations. Emphasizes a systems approach as a means of initiating more effective and durable change. ... Read more

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Behavior Analysis for Lasting Change
This text deals with methods and stragegies of analyzing and modifying behaviors. Within the text I specifically focused on chapter nine through twelve which involved increasing behavior through the use of positive reinforcement. I also give special attention to chapters twenty-four and twenty-five dealing with decreasing behaviors incompatible with underisable behavior, and to a lesser extent the use of punishment. Mastery of these tools will enable teachers to effectively deal with most of the situations faced in today's classroom.

Best summary of Applied Behavior Analysis
If you want to change things, you always have to take human behavior into account. Behavior analysis is the science that does this very precisely. It helps you to measure and to change the behaviors of yourself and others for getting the results that you want.
The book of Beth Sulzer-Azaroff en Roy Mayer gives an excellent summary of the way behavior can be changed succesfully. It tells you how to measure behavior, how to increase desirable behavior, how to decrease undesirable behavior and how to extend and maintain behavior.
If you really want to understand behavior and concrete tools to change it, you should read this book.

Marius Rietdijk
Assistant professor Business and Economics
Free University
Amsterdam, Holland

Vital book for school change and responsiveness to change
This book is essential for anyone seriously considering a role of leadership in schools or districts.In the book, the reader learns about excellent and practical science to make schools a better place.There isnot a topic that isn't covered.All of the practical issues are present. Yes, the book uses the language of very good behavioral sciences, and thatis appropriate.With all the headline things that have happened in theworld with schools, its important that major leaders in schools have goodgrounding in practical science of behavior change.What's really neatabout the book is that almost everything in its is doable.You can make ithappen.In my own landmark research on youth violence, I could not havedone it without standing on the shoulders of giants like BethSulzer-Azaroff and G.Roy Mayer.Every future teacher or administrator hasto have studied this book. ... Read more

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Effective Programs for Treating Autism Spectrum Disorder: Applied Behavior Analysis Models is written for teachers, parents, and the many service providers who work with individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Part I reviews the characteristics of ASD, summarizes major theories and research findings regarding cause(s) of ASD, and discusses the most popular treatment claims, examining each approach's scientific base and value. Part II provides an informative overview of applied behavior analysis, focusing on the principles of learning and basic procedures based upon those principles. These two parts provide a foundation for understanding the strategies implemented by the outstanding treatment programs described in Part III.

The eight models described in Part III represent the state-of-the art in terms of comprehensive, evidence-based programs for the treatment of persons with ASD, from infancy through adulthood. Programs reviewed include the Lovaas Institute, Koegel Center, Strategic Teaching and Reinforcement Systems (STARS), Project DATA, New England Children's Center, May Institute, Princeton Child Development Institute, and Judge Rotenberg Center. Strategies explained include intensive early behavioral intervention, Pivotal Response Training, verbal behavior, script fading, social stories, visual activity schedules, functional analysis, the Picture Exchange Communication System, and the Family-Teaching Model.

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B.F. Skinner and James G. Holland's "Programmed Instruction". Released through Harvard University. ... Read more

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Search Leaders... This book can mean the difference between life and death for a lost person! How do lost persons behave when disoriented?What are the probabilities that a child can be found in a mountainous terrain? How far will an elderly person travel? How much time do YOU have to find them? And how much man power is needed? This exciting book answers all those questions!This 63 page book is an expansive study of actual case histories and will reveal new insights to aid you... the Search Leader! ... Read more

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A Must for SAR
This book is a must for SAR incident managers and team leaders.It is very useful for other SAR personnel.It does not give some magic formula that divulges where a lost person will be found, but it does cause searchers to think about assumptions they make, consciously or unconsciously, about the likely behavior of lost subjects.As is so often the case, what is really harmful is not what we do not know, but what we think we know that is not so.

This is not a book for the casual reader who wants stories about SAR.It is a dry compilation of statistics on lost person operations.There are collections of stories and anecdotes that would be far more edyfying and satisfying, but for its intended audience of SAR professionals, this book is indispensible.

Great SAR tool for making evidence based decisions

I was pleased with Mr. Syrotuck's approach to the topic of lost persons. It is completely evidenced based and factual. There are very little opinionated claims to cloud the judgement of the readers. This tool helps enables the SAR professional to make the best possible effort in finding persons based on age, mindset, and terrain. Thanks for the great effort and I'll look forward to reading your future works.

dry but valuable
Although the author's analysis and commentary are minimal, the data in this book is still a valuable addition to any SAR member's library.

The standard small text...
This book is the standard small text that describes a study upon which way too much seems to have been decided about how lost persons are likely to behave. A very good introduction to a topic that deserves much more study.

Good Overview
This is more like a case report than an informative text, but well worthreading for those truly interested in tracking lost person, etc. Basicallyan overview of the probability of finding a lost/missing person. ... Read more

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This is the first book to provide a detailed, comprehensivereview of functional analysis and related techniques. Emphasis isplaced on theidentification of variables influencing behaviorproblems, and thesubsequent use of this information to develop atreatment strategy.While the work is indispensible for clinicianstreating persons withcomplex behavior problems and developmentaldisabilities, it willalso be of interest to professionals followingthe debate on clients'rights. ... Read more