Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Operant and Classical Conditioning

Frances K. McSweeney is Regents Professor and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at Washington State University, USA. Cited as one of the most prolific contributors to behaviour analysis journals, she holds both Masters and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. The former Chair of WSU’s Department of Psychology and of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). Professor McSweeney is a fellow of ABAI, of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 3 and 25), and of the Association for Psychological Science. Her recent research focuses on short-term changes in reinforcer effectiveness. Eric S. Murphy is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alaska Anchorage, USA, and holds a doctorate in experimental psychology from Washington State University. He has published research in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, and in 2010 received UAA’s Faculty Exemplar Award for enhancing undergraduate research opportunities. A specialist teacher and researcher in behavior analysis, Dr Murphy is currently leading a study of the variables regulating reinforcer effectiveness.

• Contributors ixPreface xxiI Basic Classical Conditioning 11 Principles of Pavlovian Conditioning: Description, Content, Function 3Daniel A. Gottlieb and Elizabeth L. Begej2 Building a Theory of Pavlovian Conditioning from the Inside Out 27Douglas A. Williams3 A Contemporary Behavioral Perspective on Extinction 53Drina Vurbic and Mark E. Bouton4 Prologue to “Habituation: A History” 77Richard F. ThompsonHabituation: A History 79Richard F. ThompsonII Applied Classical Conditioning 955 Conditioned Taste Aversion Learning: Relationship to Nausea and Conditioned Disgust 97Linda A. Parker6 Pavlovian Fear Conditioning: Function, Cause, and Treatment 117Michael S. Fanselow and Sarah R. Sterlace7 Behavioral Conditioning of Immune Responses: An Overview and Consideration of Clinical Applications 143Alexander W. KusnecovIII Basic Operant Conditioning 1658 Basic Principles of Operant Conditioning 167Eric S. Murphy and Gwen J. Lupfer9 Choice 195James E. Mazur and Edmund Fantino10 Conditioned Reinforcement 221Matthew C. Bell and Margaret A. McDevitt11 Behavioral Momentum and Resistance to Change 249Andrew R. Craig, John A. Nevin, and Amy L. Odum12 Behavioral Economics and the Analysis of Consumption and Choice 275Steven R. Hursh13 Delay and Probability Discounting 307Leonard Green, Joel Myerson, and Ariana Vanderveldt14 Characteristics, Theories, and Implications of Dynamic Changes in Reinforcer Effectiveness 339Frances K. McSweeney and Eric S. Murphy15 Verbal Behavior 369David C. Palmer16 Animal Cognition 393William A. Roberts17 Instrumental and Classical Conditioning: Intersections, Interactions and Stimulus Control 417Stanley J. WeissIV Applied Operant Conditioning 45318 Modern Animal Training: A Transformative Technology 455Karen Pryor and Kenneth Ramirez19 Autism and Behavior Analysis: History and Current Status 483Travis Thompson20 Parenting 509Raymond G. Miltenberger and Kimberly A. Crosland21 Behavior Analysis in Education 533Janet S. Twyman22 Operant Conditioning in Developmental Disabilities 559Jeffrey H. Tiger, Brittany C. Putnam, and Caitlin S. Peplinski23 Precision Teaching: The Legacy of Ogden Lindsley 581Kent Johnson and Elizabeth M. Street24 Behavioral Pharmacology: A Brief Overview 611John M. Roll25 Contingency Management Treatments for Substance-Use Disorders and Healthy Behaviors 627Leonardo F. Andrade and Nancy M. Petry26 Organizational Behavior Management: Past, Present, and Future 645William B. Abernathy and Darnell Lattal27 Clinical Behavior Analysis 669William C. Follette and Sabrina M. Darrow28 Aging 695Jonathan C. Baker and Linda A. LeBlancIndex 715