Literature of Interest to Teachers of Behavior Analysis


Textbooks

Introduction to Psychology

Schlinger, H. D., & Poling, A. (1998). Introduction to scientific psychology. NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Basic Principles of Behavior Analysis

Barker, L. M. (2001). Learning and behavior (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Catania, A. C. (1998). Learning (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Chance, P. (1999). Learning and behavior (4th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Domjan, M. (1998). The principles of learning and behavior (4th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Domjan, M. (2000). The essentials of conditioning and learning (2nd ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Grant, L., & Evans, A. N. (1994). Principles of behavior analysis. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Keller, F. S., & Schoenfeld, W. N. (1995). Principles of psychology: A systematic text in the science of behavior. Acton, MA: Copley Publishing Group. (Original work published in 1950)

Malott, R. W., Malott, M. E., & Trojan, E. A. (2000). Elementary principles of behavior (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Mazur, J. E. (1998). Learning and behavior (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Pear, J. J. (2001). The science of learning. Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press.

Pierce, W. D., & Epling, W. F. (1999). Behavior analysis and learning (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Powell, R. A., Symbaluk, D. G., & MacDonald, S. E. (2002). Introduction to learning and behavior. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Schwartz, B., Wasserman, E. A., & Robbins, S. J. (2002). Psychology of learning and behavior (5th ed.). NY: Norton.

Skinner, B. F. (1970). Science and human behavior. New York: The Free Press. (Original work published in 1953)

Tarpy, R. M. (1997). Contemporary learning theory and research. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.

Applied Behavior Analysis

Alberto, P. A., & Troutman, A. C. (1999). Applied behavior analysis for teachers (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.

Baldwin, J. D., & Baldwin, J. I. (2001). Behavior principles in everyday life (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Chance, P. (1998). First course in applied behavior analysis. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (1990). Applied behavior analysis. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Kazdin, A. E. (2001). Behavior modification in applied settings (6th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Martin, G., & Pear, J. (1999). Behavior modification: What it is and how to do it (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Miller, L. K. (1997). Principles of everyday behavior analysis (3rd ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Miltenberger, R. G. (2001). Behavior modification: Principles and procedures (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Sarafino, E. P. (2001). Behavior modification: Principles of behavior change (2nd ed.). Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.

Watson, D. L., & Tharp, R. G. (1997). Self-directed behavior: Self-modification for personal adjustment (7th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Theory and Philosophy of Behaviorism

Baum, W. M. (1994). Understanding behaviorism: Science, behavior, and culture. NY: HarperCollins. (Out of print)

Chiesa, M. (1994). Radical behaviorism: The philosophy and the science. Boston, MA: Authors Cooperative, Inc.

Nye, R. D. (1992). The legacy of B. F. Skinner: Concepts and perspectives, controversies and misunderstandings. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

O'Donohue, W., & Ferguson, K. E. (2001). The psychology of B. F. Skinner. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Research Methods

Bailey, J. S., & Burch, M. R. (2002). Research methods in applied behavior analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Johnston, J. M., & Pennypacker, H. S. (1993). Readings for strategies and tactics of behavioral research (2nd ed.). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Johnston, J. M., & Pennypacker, H. S. (1993). Strategies and tactics of behavioral research (2nd ed.). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Lattal, K. A., & Perone, M. (Eds.). (1998). Handbook of research methods in human operant behavior. NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Poling, A., Methot, L. L., & LeSage, M. G. (1995). Fundamentals of behavior analytic research. NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Sidman, M. (1960). Tactics of scientific research: Evaluating experimental data in psychology. Boston, MA: Authors Cooperative, Inc.

Other Topics (hard to classify)

Donahoe, J. W., & Palmer, D. C. (1994). Learning and complex behavior. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Lamal, P. A. (Ed.). (1997). Cultural contingencies: Behavior analytic perspectives on cultural practices. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Schlinger, H. D., Jr. (1995). A Behavior Analytic View of Child Development. NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.