Experimental Analysis of Behavior
A Primer for Practitioners
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Authors: Alan Poling, Kennon Lattal
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 9 5 2 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 0 6 7 - 8
Experimental Analysis of Behavior: A Primer for Practitioners is an accurate summary of EAB that focuses on implications for practitioners (applied behavior analysts). The book f… Read more
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Experimental Analysis of Behavior: A Primer for Practitioners is an accurate summary of EAB that focuses on implications for practitioners (applied behavior analysts). The book follows the Behavior Analyst Certification Boards Fourth Edition Task List and then goes beyond the required 8-hour supervision training to teach important clinical skills like acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Relational Frame Theory (RFT), Executive Function skills, Organizational Behavior Management (OBM), and Curriculum-Based Measures. This resource will help readers understand behavior and the variables that affect it. This sophistication will enhance their ability to produce quality research and interact with colleagues from across other disciplines.
- Details differences between basic, applied and translational research in behavior analysis
- Includes an extensive glossary of key terms and concepts
- Provides sidebars with important clinical applications of Experimental Analysis of Behavior findings
- Provides study materials for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst certification exam
Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and those studying for their certification. Will also be used in behaviour analyst academic programs by students.
1. Introduction to the experimental analysis of behavior (EAB)
2. The relation between EAB and applied behavior analysis
3. Fundamental concepts
4. Schedules of reinforcement
5. Punishment
6. Respondent conditioning and operant-respondent interaction
7. Stimulus control
8. Choice
9. Behavioral pharmacology
2. The relation between EAB and applied behavior analysis
3. Fundamental concepts
4. Schedules of reinforcement
5. Punishment
6. Respondent conditioning and operant-respondent interaction
7. Stimulus control
8. Choice
9. Behavioral pharmacology
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Alan Poling
Al Poling is a Professor of Psychology at Western Michigan University. He received his B.A. from Alderson-Broaddus College, his M.A. from West Virginia University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. A Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis International and Divisions 3, 25, and 28 of the American Psychological Association, Al has published 12 books and over 350 articles and book chapters and served as the research advisor of 37 Ph.D. recipients. With them and other colleagues Al has conducted research and done conceptual work in several areas, including behavioral pharmacology, clinical psychopharmacology (with special emphasis on the effects of psychotropic drugs in people with the autism spectrum disorder), applied behavior analysis, gender issues, animal welfare, quantitative analysis, learning processes, research methods, and scent detection. Their work has been published in more than 50 different journals. Al was recognized as a Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Western Michigan University in 1996 and as a Distinguished Alumnus of West Virginia University in 1999. In 2003, he received the Western Michigan University College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Achievement in Research and Creative Activity Award. In 2016, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the California Association of Behavior Analysis, a Translational Research Award from the Association for Behavior Analysis International, and an International Humanitarian Award from the American Psychological Association.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Psychology, Western Michigan University, USAKL
Kennon Lattal
Andy Lattal is Centennial Professor of Psychology at West Virginia University. He received his Ph.D. degree in experimental and clinical psychology from the University of Alabama, joining the WVU faculty in 1972. He has authored 140 research articles and chapters on conceptual, experimental, and applied topics in behavior analysis and edited seven books and journal special issues, including the American Psychological Association’s (APA) memorial tribute to B. F. Skinner. He has mentored 40 doctoral students and served as Coordinator of WVU’s Behavior Analysis Program from 1982 to 2012. Dr. Lattal has also held every major Departmental administrative position at one time or another during his tenure in the Department. A former President of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA), the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Division for Behavior Analysis, the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, and the Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis, he also served on the oversight and various working committees of these organizations. He has served on the editorial boards of eight professional journals, and is a former Editor of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and current Editor for English Language Submissions of the Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Psychology, West Virginia University