This clearly written and engaging text is a comprehensive introduction to the principles and techniques of behavior modification. Drawing on research, theory and personal experience, the author explains and provides examples of how these principles have been tested and applied in a variety of settings. The text is organized so that relatively simple concepts and techniques are introduced in the beginning chapters and then built upon toward increasingly complex and specialized methods, allowing behavior modification principles to unfold in an orderly sequence. Coverage of seldom covered topics includes overshadowing, habit reversal, self-monitoring, self-instruction, and covert behavioral methods for changing respondent behavior.

Table of Contents:
Preface To the Student PART I. OVERVIEW AND BASIC ISSUES 1. What Is Behavior Modification? 2. Specifying and Assessing What We Want to Change PART II. METHODS TO CHANGE OPERANT BEHAVIOR 3. Identifying, Developing, and Managing Operant Antecedents 4. Using Reinforcement to Increase Operant Behavior 5. Methods to Decrease Operant Behavior PART III. METHODS TO CHANGE EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR AND ASSOCIATIONS 6. Behavioral Methods for Changing Respondent Behavior 7. Covert Behavioral Methods for Changing Respondent Behavior PART IV. PROGRAM DESIGN AND EVALUATION 8. Putting Techniques Together to Design a Program 9. Organizing and Using Data 10. Maintaining Behavior Changes 11. Research Methods in Behavior Modification PART V. ADVANCED AND SPECIALIZED METHODS IN BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION 12. Token Economies 13. Advanced Behavioral Methods for Therapy 14. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies PART VI. PRESENT AND FUTURE ISSUES FOR BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION 15. Current Concerns and Future Challenges Glossary References