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by: Alan E. Kazdin
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616
EAN: 9781577665823
ISBN: 1577665821
Label: Waveland Pr Inc
Manufacturer: Waveland Pr Inc
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: June 30, 2008
Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
Sales Rank: 198351
Studio: Waveland Pr Inc
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Alan Kazdin, a well-known and highly respected researcher in behavior modification, offers a scholarly, thoroughly contemporary look at behavior modification principles and their application in clinical, home, school, and work settings. By including both applied research and clinical intervention techniques, Kazdin's text provides a balance between research and practice. The new edition is now written in a more conversational style and offers an expanded 'how to' focus, giving students opportunities to practice the principles.
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Rating:  - Review on Psych Book
I received my book on time and it was in great condition
Rating:  - Good as a Textbook but not for the Casual Reader
This was our textbook for the Psychology of Behavior Modification. While I feel it was invaluable for the classroom setting, there are better books out there to explain what exactly B-Mod is to the layman.
Kazdin uses the state-of-the-art B-mod lingo. The only thing he never made clear enough was his comparisons of positive/negative reinforcement and positive/negative punishment. This section had to be clarified by our instructor, who himself said that Kazdin confused him, and our instructor ... Read More
Rating: - This book is a classic
Kazdin's treatment of Behavior Modification in Applied Settings is comprehensive and lucid. It is extremly helpful for teaching behavior therapy to graduate students in clincal and school psychology. I strongly recommend this book to anyone involved in the process of promoting therapeutic change or teaching therapists to be effective agents for change.
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