James M. Johnston, Henry S. Pennypacker, Gina Green

Strategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research and Practice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Strategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research and Practice focuses on the most effective methods for measuring and evaluating changes in behavior. The authors provide the rationale for different procedures for measuring behavior and designing within-subject comparisons between control and intervention conditions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 4 ed
• Seitenzahl: 526
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 252mm x 39mm
• Gewicht: 1022g
• ISBN-13: 9781138641594
• ISBN-10: 1138641596
• Artikelnr.: 57175960

Autorenporträt

James M. Johnston is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Auburn University, USA. Henry S. Pennypacker is a Professor Emeritus of the University of Florida, USA. Gina Green is Chief Executive Officer at the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

PREFACE
PART ONE THE NATURAL SCIENCE OF BEHAVIOR
1 DISCOVERY IN RESEACH AND PRACTICE
2 BEHAVIOR AS A SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL SUBJECT MATTER
3 ASKING QUESTIONS: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
KNOW?
PART TWO MEASUREMENT
4 SELECTING AND DEFINING TARGET BEHAVIORS
5 DIMENSIONS OF BEHAVIOR AND UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
6 OBSERVING AND RECORDING
7 BEHAVIOR ANALYTIC ASSESSMENT
8. EVALUATING MEASUREMENT
PART THREE DESIGN
9 BEHAVIORAL VARIABILITY
10 STEADY STATES AND TRANSITIONS
11 DESIGNING BEHAVIORAL COMPARISIONS
12 SINGLE BASELINE DESIGNS
13 MULTILE BASELINE DESIGNS
PART FOUR INTERPRETATION
14 GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIORAL DATA
15 GROUP RESEARCH DESIGNS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSES
16 INTERPRETING RESEARCH AND PRACTICAL PROJECTS
17 BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS RESEARCH ETHICS
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES