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Handbook of Research Methods in Human Operant Behavior

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Kennon A. Lattal

    1. Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA

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  2. Michael Perone

    1. Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series B: (NSSB)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Basic Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Experimental Analysis of Human Operant Behavior

      • Kennon A. Lattal, Michael Perone
      Pages 3-14

    3. The Human Subject

      • Carol Pilgrim
      Pages 15-44

    4. Experimental Design and Analysis in the Laboratory Study of Human Operant Behavior

      • Alan Baron, Michael Perone
      Pages 45-91

  3. Reinforcement and Punishment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. Reinforcement

      • Richard L. Shull, P. Scott Lawrence
      Pages 95-129

    3. Choice and Self-Control

      • James E. Mazur
      Pages 131-161

    4. Negative Reinforcement and Punishment

      • John Crosbie
      Pages 163-189

  4. Stimulus Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191
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    2. Stimulus-Control Procedures

      • Kathryn J. Saunders, Dean C. Williams
      Pages 193-228

    3. Stimulus Equivalence

      • Gina Green, Richard R. Saunders
      Pages 229-262

    4. Remembering and Forgetting

      • John T. Wixted
      Pages 263-289

    5. Psychophysics

      • R. John Irwin, Dianne McCarthy
      Pages 291-321

  5. Verbal and Social Behavior

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 323-323
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    2. Behavioral Processes of Infants and Young Children

      • Paul Weisberg, Carolyn Rovee-Collier
      Pages 325-370

    3. The Verbal Governance of Behavior

      • Eliot Shimoff, A. Charles Catania
      Pages 371-404

    4. The Taxonomy of Verbal Behavior

      • A. Charles Catania
      Pages 405-433

    5. Self-Report Methods

      • Thomas S. Critchfield, Jalie A. Tucker, Rudy E. Vuchinich
      Pages 435-470

    6. Social Behavior

      • David R. Schmitt
      Pages 471-505
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About this book

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 strategies and techniques used in laboratory settings, including - reinforcement and punishment - stimulus control - behavioral pharmacology - and methodologies concerning verbal and social behavior, among others. The book includes 135 illustrations and a notable Appendix that offers the APA's ethical guidelines for research with human subjects.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA

    Kennon A. Lattal, Michael Perone

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Research Methods in Human Operant Behavior

  • Editors: Kennon A. Lattal, Michael Perone

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series B:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1947-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45668-8Published: 31 August 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-1949-6Published: 05 June 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-1947-2Published: 21 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0258-1221

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 669

  • Topics: Clinical Psychology

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