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Macintosh—MAC OS 8.6 or later; PowerPC Processor or later; 128 MB RAM; 16-bit sound card; 800x600, 16-bit High Color display; speakers or headphones; 8x CD-ROM. BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION Principles and Procedures Fourth Edition RAYMOND G. MILTENBERGER University of South Florida Australia • Brazil • Canada • Mexico • Singapore • Spain United Kingdom • United States Behavior Modification: Principles and Procedures, Fourth Edition Raymond G. Miltenberger Publisher: Michele Sordi Print Buyer: Judy Inouye Editor: Jaime A. 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All Rights Reserved. Thomson Learning WebTutor™ is a trademark of Thomson Learning, Inc. Library of Congress Control Number: 2007927252 ISBN-13: 978-0-495-09153-0 ISBN-10: 0-495-09153-7 To my wife, Nasrin, and my kids, Ryan, Roxanne, and Steven ABOUT THE AUTHOR aymond G. Miltenberger received his R Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1985 from Western Michigan University. He is currently a professor and director of the Applied Behavior Analysis Masters Program at the University of South Florida. Dr. Miltenberger conducts ap- plied behavior analysis research with his students and publishes widely in the areas of habit disor- ders, functional assessment and treatment of be- havioral disorders, and self-protection skills train- ing. He utilizes behavior modification in clinical work with children and individuals with mental retardation. In addition to spending time with his family, he enjoys running, golf, baseball, and travel. iv BRIEF CONTENTS One / Introduction to Behavior Modification 1 PART 1 MEASUREMENT OF BEHAVIOR AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE Two / Observing and Recording Behavior 21 Three / Graphing Behavior and Measuring Change 47 PART 2 BASIC PRINCIPLES Four / Reinforcement 73 Five / Extinction 101 Six / Punishment 119 Seven / Stimulus Control: Discrimination and Generalization 143 Eight / Respondent Conditioning 165 PART 3 PROCEDURES TO ESTABLISH NEW BEHAVIOR Nine / Shaping 185 Ten / Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control 205 Eleven / Chaining 227 Twelve / Behavioral Skills Training Procedures 251 PART 4 PROCEDURES TO INCREASE DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR AND DECREASE UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOR Thirteen / Understanding Problem Behaviors through Functional Assessment 273 Fourteen