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“An exceptional work from leaders in the field of behavior analysis across both basic and applied contexts. This book is an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and those in clinical practice. The distillation of complex research into understandable terms is truly an accomplishment. I strongly trust this book will be a cornerstone in advancing the field of behavior analysis.”

—Valerie M. Volkert, PhD, BCBA-D, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; Multidisciplinary Feeding Program, Marcus Autism Center


“Roane and colleagues have gathered accomplished experts in basic, applied, and translational behavior analysis to present this comprehensive, accessible work. This volume will serve not only as a foundational reference for students of the science of behavior, but also as a launchpad for innovative scholarship. Each chapter is written by researchers and practitioners, whose complementary skill sets coalesce to offer important contributions to the field. In the classroom, the text will introduce students to the seminal works in behavior analysis while providing extended explanations and clinical illustrations.”

—John C. Borrero, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County


“This essential book demonstrates how a science must operate simultaneously at many levels of analysis in order to create persuasive theory and impactful applications. It provides an integrative perspective that will be helpful to everyone whose mission it is to understand and improve behavior, from basic scientists to applied researchers and field practitioners.”

—Thomas S. Critchfield, PhD, Department of Psychology, Illinois State University


“An excellent resource for applied behavior analysts, psychologists, or other clinicians who seek to broaden their understanding of how behavioral principles influence clinical applications. The chapters are comprehensive and cover a wide array of topics, including experimental methods, reinforcement, respondent conditioning, verbal behavior, punishment, and behavioral pharmacology. Each chapter presents thorough descriptions of basic concepts along with laboratory examples, coupled with sound practical applications based on classical and current research. The contributors do an admirable job of explaining challenging technical concepts in an accessible way.”

—Matt Tincani, PhD, BCBA-D, Department of Teaching and Learning, Temple University


“This book is a 'must read' for anyone interested in translational research. It is full of many new insights from a world-class team of editors and contributors.”

—Timothy A. Shahan, PhD, Department of Psychology, Utah State University

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Table of Contents

I. Basic Principles of Behavior Analysis

1. Translational Science in Behavior Analysis: Some Observations and a Case History, Carol Pilgrim & Richelle Hurtado

2. Quantitative Approaches to Translational Research in Behavior Analysis, Adam E. Fox

II. Experimental Methodology

3. Single-Case Experimental Designs, Kevin M. Ayres

4. Hybrid Experimental Designs: Combining Single-Subject and Group-Based Methods, Jonathan E. Friedel, Jeremy M. Haynes, Katherine R. Brown, & Amy L. Odum

5. Some Frequently Asked Questions about Measuring Behavior, Elizabeth G. E. Kyonka & Shrinidhi Subramaniam

III. Pavlovian Conditioning

6. Pavlovian Conditioning: Principles to Guide Application, Eric A. Thrailkill & Catalina N. Rey

7. Stimulus Selection and Stimulus Competition, Martha Escobar, Zebulon K. Bell, & Francisco Arcediano

8. Fear Conditioning, Anxiety, and Phobias: Considerations for Operant-Respondent Interactions, Adam Brewer, Yanerys Leon, Stephanie C. Kuhn, David Kuhn, & Michael W. Schlund

IV. Operant Conditioning

9. Reinforcement: Foundational Principles and Their Applications, Charlene N. Agnew, Rafaela M. Fontes, Nicole M. DeRosa, & Andrew R. Craig

10. Punishment, Rusty W. Nall, Tara Fahmie, & Amanda N. Zangrillo

11. Schedules of Reinforcement and Punishment: Translation into Applications, Alec M. Bernstein, Nathan A. Call, Kennon A. Lattal, & Victoria R. Verdun

12. Extinction, Kelly M. Schieltz, Karen M. Lionello-DeNolf, & Jennifer J. McComas

13. Translational Approaches to Differential Reinforcement, Brian D. Greer

14. Stimulus Control: What Is It and Why Should We Care?, Sarah Cowie, Rebecca A. Sharp, & Stephanie Gomes-Ng

V. Advanced Topics in Translational Research

15. Motivation as a Platform for Translational Research, Michael E. Kelley, Dana M. Gadaire, & Andrew R. Craig

16. Translational Approaches to Choice, Jennifer J. McComas, Corina Jimenez-Gomez, & Shawn Gilroy

17. Verbal Behavior: From the Laboratory to the Field and Back, Anna Ingeborg Petursdottir & Einar T. Ingvarsson

18. Resistance to Change from Bench to Bedside (and Back Again), Andrew R. Craig, Joel E. Ringdahl, & William E. Sullivan

19. An Introduction to Laboratory Models of Relapse for Applied Behavior Analysis Therapists and Researchers, Valdeep Saini, Carolyn M. Ritchey, & Christopher A. Podlesnik

20. Operant Variability, Terry S. Falcomata & Allen Neuringer

21. Behavioral Economics for Applied Behavior Analysts, Gregory J. Madden, Derek D. Reed, & Dorothea C. Lerman

22. Translating Impulsivity, David P. Jarmolowicz & Robert S. LeComte

23. Behavioral Pharmacology, Alison D. Cox, Craige Wrenn, and Maria G. Valdovinos

24. Relational Frame Theory and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Jordan Belisle & Jonathan Tarbox

25. Ethical Considerations of Translational Research, Alison M. Betz

Index

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About the Editors

Henry S. Roane, PhD, BCBA-D, is the Liptak Professor of Child Development, Executive Director of the Golisano Center for Special Needs, and Chief of the Division of Development, Behavior, and Genetics at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals in the fields of behavior analysis, school psychology, and pediatrics. Dr. Roane has coauthored over 100 research articles and chapters on the assessment and treatment of behavior problems and related subjects, and is coeditor of books including Behavior Analysis: Translational Perspectives and Clinical Practice and Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis, Second Edition. He is a Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), a member of the Society for Pediatric Research, and a recipient of the ABAI Nathan H. Azrin Distinguished Contribution to Applied Behavior Analysis Award from Division 25 of the American Psychological Association.

• All titles by Henry S. Roane

Andrew R. Craig, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Behavior Analysis Studies, and Neuroscience and Physiology; Director for Research in the Golisano Center for Special Needs; and Chair of the Behavior Analysis Studies Program at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. Dr. Craig is Associate Editor for the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, Guest Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, and an ad hoc editor or reviewer for several other journals. He serves in leadership positions in Division 25 of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior. He is a recipient of the B. F. Skinner Foundation New Researcher Award from APA Division 25 and the Joseph V. Brady Significant Research Contribution Award from the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.

Valdeep Saini, PhD, BCBA-D, is Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Disability Studies at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. His primary research interest is the translation of basic behavioral sciences into areas of societal importance. Dr. Saini’s approach prioritizes improving the longevity of behavioral interventions by integrating the findings of laboratory research to clinical applications of behavior therapy. This research is executed in both laboratory settings and clinical contexts. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers in more than 10 different behavioral and/or psychology journals.

Joel E. Ringdahl, PhD, BCBA, is Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education at the University of Georgia. Dr. Ringdahl has served as Associate Editor or Editor-in-Chief of various behavior analysis–focused journals. He has coauthored over 70 research articles and chapters on the assessment and treatment of behavior disorders in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and has served as a grant reviewer on these topics for the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

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Contributors

Charlene N. Agnew, PhD, Proud Moments ABA, New York, NY

Francisco Arcediano, PhD, Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI

Kevin M. Ayres, PhD, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Jordan Belisle, PhD, Department of Psychology, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO

Zebulon K. Bell,PhD, Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University of Alexandria, Alexandria, LA

Alec M. Bernstein, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

Alison M. Betz, PhD, ABA Technologies, Melbourne, FL

Adam Brewer, PhD, Department of Education and Educational Psychology, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT

Katherine R. Brown, PhD, Department of Psychology, Utah State University, Logan, UT

Nathan A. Call, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Marcus Autism Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Sarah Cowie, PhD, School of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Alison D. Cox, PhD, Department of Applied Disability Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

Andrew R. Craig, PhD, Departments of Pediatrics, Behavior Analysis Studies, and Neuroscience and Physiology, State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY

Nicole M. DeRosa, PsyD, Kelberman: The Center of Excellence for Autism, Utica, NY

Martha Escobar, PhD, Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI

Tara A. Fahmie, PhD, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Terry S. Falcomata, PhD, Department of Special Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Rafaela M. Fontes, PhD, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA

Adam E. Fox, PhD, Psychology Department, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY

Jonathan E. Friedel, PhD, Department of Psychology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GADana M. Gadaire, PsyD, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Health, Ann Arbor, MI

Shawn Gilroy, PhD, Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Stephanie Gomes-Ng, PhD, School of Social Science and Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

Brian D. Greer, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Jeremy M. Haynes, PhD, Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Richelle Hurtado, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Einar T. Ingvarsson, PhD, Virginia Institute of Autism, Charlottesville, VA

David P. Jarmolowicz, PhD (deceased), Department of Applied Behavioral Science, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Corina Jimenez-Gomez, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Michael E. Kelley, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI

David Kuhn, PhD, Milestones Behavioral Services, Orange, CT

Stephanie C. Kuhn, PhD, Department of Education, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT

Elizabeth G. E. Kyonka, PhD, Department of Psychology, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA

Kennon A. Lattal, PhD, Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Robert S. LeComte, MA, Department of Applied Behavioral Science, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Yanerys Leon, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Dorothea C. Lerman, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX

Karen M. Lionello-DeNolf, PhD, Department of Psychology, Assumption University, Worcester, MA

Gregory J. Madden, PhD, Department of Psychology, Utah State University, Logan, UT

Jennifer J. McComas, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Rusty W. Nall, PhD, Department of Psychology, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL

Allen Neuringer, PhD, Department of Psychology, Reed College, Portland, OR

Amy L. Odum, PhD, Department of Psychology, Utah State University, Logan, UT

Anna Ingeborg Petursdottir, PhD, Department of Psychology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX

Carol Pilgrim, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC

Christopher A. Podlesnik, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Derek D. Reed, PhD, Institutes for Behavior Resources, Baltimore, MD

Catalina N. Rey, PhD, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Joel E. Ringdahl, PhD, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Carolyn M. Ritchey, MS, Department of Psychology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Henry S. Roane, PhD, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY

Valdeep Saini, PhD, Department of Applied Disability Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

Kelly M. Schieltz, PhD, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Michael W. Schlund, PhD, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Rebecca A. Sharp, PhD, School of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Shrinidhi Subramaniam, PhD, Department of Psychology and Child Development, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA

William E. Sullivan, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY

Jonathan Tarbox, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Eric A. Thrailkill, PhD, Department of Psychological Science, The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Maria G. Valdovinos, PhD, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Drake University, Des Moines, IA

Victoria R. Verdun, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Marcus Autism Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Craige Wrenn, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Drake University, Des Moines, IA

Amanda N. Zangrillo, PsyD, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

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Audience

Behavior analysts and trainees working with children and adults, including special educators, school and clinical psychologists, autism specialists, and behavioral medicine professionals.

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Course Use

Serves as a text in graduate-level courses in behavior analysis and applied learning theory and practice.