A host of special methodological issues arise in any discussion ofresearch on...A host of special methodological issues arise in any discussion of research on human behavior. This practical new volume addresses many of those questions with 19 superb contributions from leading experts in the field. The text evaluates specific...more
The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting...The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting as well as stains bent corners or any other major defect but the text is not obscured in any way.more
A host of special methodological issues arise in any discussion ofresearch on...A host of special methodological issues arise in any discussion of research on human behavior. This practical new volume addresses many of those questions with 19 superb contributions from leading experts in the field. The text evaluates specific...more
The branch of clinical psychology known as behavior modification or synonymous...The branch of clinical psychology known as behavior modification or synonymously applied behavior analysis has grown substantially from humble beginnings in the 1960s. Many colleges and universities now offer courses in applied behavior analysis and...more
Background In July of 1992 approximately sixty scholars and researchers met fo...Background In July of 1992 approximately sixty scholars and researchers met for a week at the Fritz Erler Akademie in Freudenstadt Germany to participate in a workshop entitled Cross-National Lon- gitudinal Research on Human Development and Criminal...more
The development ofbehavior modification principles and procedures and the ens...The development of behavior modification principles and procedures and the ensuing research have had a dramatic impact on services for mentally re- tarded persons. This book is the second edition of a volume that is designed to update readers on...more
By the end of his long life B. F. Skinner (1904-1990) had become one of the mo...By the end of his long life B. F. Skinner (1904-1990) had become one of the most influential and best known of psychologists (Gilgen 1982; Heyduke & Fenigstein 1984). An important feature of the approach to the study of behavior that he championed...more
Although we speak of the elderly as if there were one body of people with comm...Although we speak of the elderly as if there were one body of people with common characteristics older adults are more heterogeneous than any other popu- lation. People over the age of 65 are also the fastest-growing segment of the population in the...more
Contemporary Issues inBehavior Therapy presents innovative approaches to vari...Contemporary Issues in Behavior Therapy presents innovative approaches to various societal problems worldwide. Contributors explore issues from diverse areas such as behavioral medicine education developmental disability poverty problematic behavior...more
Providing the population of the Earth with safe drinking water is one of the b...Providing the population of the Earth with safe drinking water is one of the biggest challenges of modern society. In recognition of this problem the United Nations Organization and UNESCO declared 2003 to be the International Year of Freshwater. On...more
During the past few years there has been a marked increase in the use of advan...During the past few years there has been a marked increase in the use of advanced chemical methods in studies of soil and clay mineral systems but only a relatively small number of soil and clay scientists have become intimately associ- ated and...more
During the past few years there has been a marked increase in the use of advan...During the past few years there has been a marked increase in the use of advanced chemical methods in studies of soil and clay mineral systems but only a relatively small number of soil and clay scientists have become intimately associ- ated and...more
This book is a collection of the articles presented at the NATO Advanced Resea...This book is a collection of the articles presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW 979859) held in St. Petersburg from the 15-18 November 2003 in the Hermitage Museum. The title of the workshop was The impact of the environment on Human...more
Background In July of 1992 approximately sixty scholars and researchers met fo...Background In July of 1992 approximately sixty scholars and researchers met for a week at the Fritz Erler Akademie in Freudenstadt Germany to participate in a workshop entitled Cross-National Lon- gitudinal Research on Human Development and Criminal...more
The HandbookofResearchMethodsin Developmental Science is a collection of n...The Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science is a collection of newly written articles that provide an overview of methods and approaches associated with the study of human development. Contains accessible contributions from some of the...more