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Behavior Modification: What It Is and How to Do It (1996, 5th ed.)

This excellent, easy-to-read book provides guidelines for using behavior modification to change behavior.

Conditioning and Learning (1996)

A leading researcher in learning and conditioning, Domjan discusses contemporary perspectives with special emphasis on classical and instrumental conditioning. Chapter topics include stimulus control of behavior, avoidance learning, and punishment.

Don’t Shoot the Dog (1991)

This is a practical guide for applying the principles of reinforcement to everyday life. Topics include training animals, managing employees, coping with intrusive roommates, and improving self-control.

Mentors (1992)

This book describes how mentors can make a difference in children’s lives, especially as a tutor in a one-to-one relationship.

National Center for the Study of Corporal Punishment

This center provides information about the psychological and educational aspects of school discipline. It also provides legal advocacy to protest the use of corporal punishment and psychological abuse in schools. Consultation service for parents and teachers is available.

Self-Control (1995)

This leading researcher evaluates specific areas of concern regarding self-control—eating, drug abuse, education, money, lying, depression, suicide, and aggression. Logue also lists places to contact for further information about some of the clinical problems covered in the text.

Social Foundations of Thought (1986)

This book presents Bandura’s cognitive social learning theory, which emphasizes reciprocal connections between behavior, environment, and person (cognition). Extensive coverage of observational learning is included.

Through Mentors

This organization recruits mentors from corporations, government agencies, universities, and professional firms. The goal is to provide every youth in the District of Columbia with a mentor through high school. To learn how to become involved in a mentoring program or to start such a program, call the number above. Also, the National One-to-One Partnership Kit guides businesses in establishing mentoring programs (call 202-338-3844).

Walden Two (1948)

Skinner once entertained the possibility of a career as a writer. In this provocative book, he outlines his ideas on how a more complete understanding of the principles of operant conditioning can produce a happier life. Critics argue that his approach is too manipulative.

Internet Resources

http://www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/genetics/behavior/learning/behaviorism.html

Contrasts the history of operant and classical conditioning

http://www.sonic.net/~fredd/links.html

Phobia Links provides comprehensive resources on origin and treatment of phobia

http://www.kleinman.com/nyt/0907hyper.html

A humorous NY Times article on the impact of coping with phobias.

http://mmg2.im.med.umich.edu/~kleung/training.html

Train your dog using operant techniques.

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Skinnerbots/index.html

The Skinnerbots apply operant conditioning to building robots.

http://www.mentalhealth.com/mag1/p5h-beh1.html

A discussion of learning applications to mental health.

http://www.parallaxweb.com/parenting/ttt.html

Tips on toilet training for "practically perfect parents."

http://www.mentors.net/

The Mentoring Resources Network home page.

http://www.psych101.com/behv/bandura.html

Read about Albert Bandura and related links in cognitive behaviorism.

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