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1. Introduction
Behavior Modification and Its Key Characteristics / Two Case Illustrations / Models of Learning as Underpinnings of Behavior Modification/ Development of Behaviorism / Extensions to Clinical Work and Applied Settings / Contemporary Behavior Modification / Applied Behavior Analysis / Summary and Conclusions

2. Principles of Operant Conditioning
Contingencies: The ABCs of Behavior / Antecedents of Behavior / Behaviors / Consequences of Behavior / Additional Principles and Concepts / Summary and Conclusions

3. How to Identify, Define, and Assess Behavior
Identifying the Goal of the Programs / Defining the Target Behavior / Assessment / Strategies of Assessment / Selection of an Assessment Strategy / Summary and Conclusions

4. How to Ensure the Quality of Assessment
Conditions of Assessment / Interobserver Assessment / Measurement Requirements and Options / Summary and Conclusions

5. How to Evaluate Interventions in Applied Settings
Key Components of Evaluation / Basic Characteristics of Single-Case Designs / Single-Case Experimental Designs / Group Designs / Evaluating the Data / Graphic Display of Data for Visual Inspection / Summary and Conclusions

6. Functional Behavioral Assessment: An Evidence-Based Approach for Identifying Effective Interventions
Characteristics and Elements of Functional Behavioral Assessment / Functional Analysis: Further Applications / Functional Behavioral Assessment in Educational Settings / Evaluation and Special Considerations / Summary and Conclusions

7. Positive and Negative Reinforcement
Positive Reinforcement / Factors That Influence the Effectiveness of Positive Reinforcement / Reinforcement Techniques to Reduce Undesirable Responses / Negative Reinforcement / Summary and Conclusions

8. Punishment
Presentation of Aversive Events / Withdrawal of Positive Consequences / Punishing Consequences Based on Effort / Selecting Procedures to Suppress Behaviors / Characteristics of the Punishment Process / Factors That Influence the Effectiveness of Punishment / Side Effects of Punishment / Punishment in Everyday Life / When and How to Use Punishment / Summary and Conclusions

9. Extinction
Extinction of Positively Reinforced Behavior / Applications of Extinction / Characteristics of the Extinction Process / Factors That Influence the Effectiveness of Extinction / Extinction of Negatively Reinforced Behavior / Anxiety Treatment and Outpatient Therapy / Summary and Conclusions

10. Special Technique Variations to Enhance Performance
Rechecking the Contingencies and Their Implementation / Bolstering the Use of Antecedents, Behaviors, and Consequences / Contingency Contracts / Group-Based Programs / Peer-Administered Contingencies / Summary and Conclusions

11. Generalization: Changes over Time and across Situations, Settings, and Response Domains
Background and Key Concepts / Response Maintenance / Transfer of Behavior across Situations and Settings / Response Generalization / Programming Response Maintenance and Transfer / Programming Response Generalization / Summary and Conclusions

12. Self-Control and Self-Administered Interventions
Background / Self-Administered Interventions in Educational Applications / Self-Administered Interventions in Physical and Mental Health Applications / Strengths and Limitations / Summary and Conclusions

13. Clinical Applications of Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions
Overview of the Challenges of Psychological Treatment / Behavioral Techniques: Emergence and Evolution / Illustrations of Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Evidence-Based Treatments / Challenges in Delivering Evidence-Based Treatments / Summary and Conclusions

14. Social, Ethical, and Legal Contexts of Intervention Research
The Social Context of Interventions / Ethical Guidelines and Protection of Client Rights / Ethical Guidelines in Applied Behavior Analysis / Summary and Conclusions

15. Summing Up: Applied Behavior Analysis Interventions in Perspective
Salient Characteristics of Applied Behavior Analysis / Myths and Red Herrings / Special Challenges: Extending Interventions to Have Broad Impact / Closing Comments

Appendix: Behavior-Change Project
Beginning the Project: The First Steps / Write-Up of the Project / Occasionally Asked Questions

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