Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers

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Applied Behavior Analysis for TeachersWe prepared the first edition of Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers over 20 years
ago because we needed a technically sound, systematically organized, and readable
text for our own students. We want students to understand concepts of applied behavior
analysis and also to know how to apply those concepts in classrooms and other settings.
Applied behavior analysis can make a difference; its principles can be used to
teach academic skills, functional skills, and appropriate social behavior. Applied behavior
analysis is an overall management system, not a collection of gimmicks for keeping
students under control.
Seventh Edition

Paul A.Alberto
Georgia State University

Anne C.Troutman
University of Memphis

Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Columbus, Ohio

Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers, Seventh Edition, by Paul A. Alberto and Anne C. Troutman. Published by Merrill. Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc.

.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Alberto, Paul. Applied behavior analysis for teachers / Paul A. Alberto, Anne C. Troutman 7th ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-13-117994-2 1. Behavior modification. 2. Students Psychology. 3. Human behavior. I. Troutman, Anne C. II. Title. LB1060.2.A43 2006 371.102'4 dc22 2005041462

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