Behavior Modification--What It Is and How to Do It

by Garry L. Martin, Joseph J. Pear

This popular introduction to behavior modification offers readers personal, "hands-on" experience with the principles of behavior modification and their application to everyday concerns -- from helping children and adults learn life's necessary -- or coping -- skills, to solving some of their own personal behavior problems. Easy to read and filled with numerous real-life examples, it features extensive descriptions and "how-to" guidelines for the particulars of program design, implementation, and evaluation. Focuses on principles of behavior modification and detailed "how-to" strategies, but discusses theoretical issues and empirical support in separate Notes and Extended Discussions. Contains numerous summary guidelines for applying behavioral principles to solve a wide variety of problems in many settings with different populations. Features an entire chapter that itemizes the steps in the behavior modification from referral to follow-up. Includes numerous references to applications in a wide variety of professional areas. Contains detailed descriptions of different types of programs -- e.g., token economies, self-control programs, cognitive treatments, case studies, etc. Offers detailed treatment of ethical issues. An ideal reference/handbook for counselors, clinical psychologists, rehabilitation counselors, applied behavior analysts, developmental disabilities workers, psychiatric nurses, elementary school teachers, special education teachers, behavior managers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech pathologists, social workers, and psychiatrists.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, School, Nonfiction, Science

444 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1978

About the author

Dr. Garry Martin is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He received his M.A. and Ph.D degrees from Arizona State University and has taught in the Department of Psychology at the University of Manitoba from the fall of 1966 until his retirement in 2008. He has co-authored or co-edited 8 books. His co-authored books on behavioral psychology are used as primary texts at over 200 universities in several countries, and have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Korean. His best-selling textbook is Behavior Modification: What it is and How to Do It, co-authored by Dr. Joseph Pear

In 2006 Dr. Garry Martin was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of Manitoba, recognizing his “outstanding professional achievement and community service.”

Garry Martin has co-authored more than 150 papers, published in refereed journals, on behavior modification/applied behavior analysis programming and research in developmental disabilities, autism, behavior therapy, organizational behavior management, and sport psychology. He has supervised 39 Masters theses and 35 PhD theses at the University of Manitoba, served as an external PhD thesis examiner for 8 other universities, and served on the editorial board of 7 psychology journals. He has received numerous important awards. In addition to extensive research in developmental disabilities, Garry Martin is an expert in Sport Psychology.

Reviews

[Dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the only books I kept from my degree coursework in Applied Behavioral Science. It's a great primer on the history and methods of this school of psychology.

[Martin Screeton · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unless you are interested in childhood behavior... leave this OFF your reading and/or study list. This one is about as exciting as blank paper.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't believe I read this entire book...

[Menoedh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bukunya ringan. Untuk orang-orang di luar psikologi bisa cepet paham. Buku ini juga ngga ngomongin dari sisi threapy, hence the name modification.

Banyak contoh-contoh kasus atau aplikasi dunia nyata yang bikin lebih cepat teori-teorinya dipahami. Mungkin yang agak nyusahin adalah, si penulis (atau mungkin aliran behavioris) kebanyakan ngasih istilah untuk suatu fenomena atau tretament

[Kathrynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Behavior Modification is one of my favorite subjects. Methods in this book can be used in parenting, animal training, MARRIAGE! etc. One of my favorites and another book I will never part with.

[Steve Albert · Rating 2 out of 5]

One of the most poorly written and disorganized text books I've ever seen. Lot's of formatting errors and there just isn't any sort of flow.

[Ossy Firstan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-read, pretty good.

[Weytel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bom livro para pegar conceitos básicos, mas super desatualizado considerando a prática clínica.