Progress in Behavior Modification (eBook)

Front Cover 
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Progress in Behavior Modification 
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Copyright Page 
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Table of Contents 
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CONTRIBUTORS 10
CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS VOLUMES 12
Chapter 1. CLASSROOM SHARING: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ASSESSMENT, FACILITATION, AND GENERALIZATION PROCEDURES 
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I. INTRODUCTION 19
II. NATURALISTIC AND QUASI-NATURALISTIC METHODOLOGIES 
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III. TRAINING: IMMEDIATE AND GENERALIZED EFFECTS 
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IV. EVALUATION OF TRAINING METHODS 47
V. FACTORS INFLUENCING GENERALIZATION 53
VI. FUTURE DIRECTIONS 58
VII. CONCLUSION 62
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 62
REFERENCES 62
Chapter 2. HYPNOSIS AND RELATED BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES IN THE TREATMENT OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS 
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I. METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN HYPNOSIS RESEARCH 
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II. TREATMENT STUDIES 82
HI. SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH 
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REFERENCES 90
Chapter 3. BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION OF CHILDREN'S WRITTEN LANGUAGE 
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I. INTRODUCTION 96
II. SPELLING 97
III. PENMANSHIP 107
IV. CREATIVE WRITING 115
V. CONCLUDING REMARKS 122
REFERENCES 122
Chapter 4. THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL BENEFITS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT: APPLICATION TO OBESITY, SMOKING, AND ALCOHOLISM 
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I. INTRODUCTION 127
II. DEFINING SOCIAL SUPPORT 127
III. THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND HEALTH 
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IV. SOCIAL SUPPORT AND HEALTH: CORRELATION OR CAUSATION? 
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V. SOCIAL SUPPORT AND CAUSATION, OR AT LEAST PREVENTION 
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VI. PATHWAYS FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT 136
VII. OBESITY 140
VIII. SMOKING 156
IX. ALCOHOLISM 169
X. CONCLUSION 183
REFERENCES 183
Chapter 5. BEHAVIORAL FACTORS IN THE ETIOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF MYOPIA 
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I. THE OPTICAL SYSTEM OF THE EYE 197
II. DEFINITION AND ETIOLOGY OF MYOPIA 198
III. GENETIC CONTRIBUTIONS 199
IV. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS 200
V. VISION TRAINING 202
VI. FUTURE DIRECTIONS 208
REFERENCES 210
Chapter 6. BEHAVIORAL HOMEWORK 
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I. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 214
II. A MODEL FOR USING HOMEWORK IN THERAPY 218
III. SUMMARY 239
REFERENCES 240
Chapter 7. OVERCORRECTION 
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I. INTRODUCTION 244
II. CONCEPTUAL ISSUES 250
III. BEHAVIORS TREATED 261
IV. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 280
V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 296
REFERENCES 298
INDEX 306