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Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Studies: Recommended Works

A general guide for students and faculty of the Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Studies program.

Recommended Books

Ayllon, T., & Azrin, N. H. (1968). The token economy: A motivational system for therapy

and rehabilitation. Appleton-Century-Crofts. (Catalog entry)

Catania, A. C. (1998). Learning (4th ed.). Prentice Hall. (Catalog entry)

Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2007). Applied behavior analysis 

(2nd ed.). Pearson Publishing. (Catalog entry)

Honig, W. K., & Staddon, J. E. R. (Eds.). (1977). Handbook of operant behavior. 

Prentice-Hall. (Catalog entry)

Johnston, J. M., & Pennypacker, H. S. (1993). Strategies and tactics of behavioral

research. L. Erlbaum Associates. (Catalog entry)

Lerman, D. C., Iwata, B. A., & Hanley, G. P. (2013). Applied behavior analysis. In

G. J. Madden (Ed.), APA handbook of behavior analysis (pp. 81-104). American

Psychological Association. (Catalog entry)

Malott, R. W. (2008). Principles of Behavior (6th ed.). Prentice Hall. (Catalog entry)

Sidman, M. (1960). Tactics of scientific research: Evaluating experimental data in

psychology. Basic Books. (Catalog entry)

Skinner, B. F. (1948). Walden two. Macmillan. (Catalog entry)

Skinner, B. F. (1953). Science and human behavior. Macmillan. (Catalog entry)

Skinner, B. F. (1957). Verbal behavior. Appleton-Century-Crofts. (Catalog entry)

Skinner, B. F. (1969). Contingencies of reinforcement: A theoretical analysis. 

Prentice Hall. (Catalog entry)

Skinner, B. F. (1971). Beyond freedom and dignity. Knopf. (Catalog entry)

Skinner, B. F. (1974). About behaviorism. Knopf. (Catalog entry)

Recommended Articles

Ayllon, T., & Michael, J. (1959). The psychiatric nurse as a behavioral engineer.

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2(4), 323-334.

https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1959.2-323 (Catalog entry)

Baer, D. M., Wolf, M. M., & Risley, T. R. (1968). Some current dimensions of

applied behavior analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1(1), 91-97. 

https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1968.1-91 (Catalog entry)

Bensberg, G. J., Colwell, C. N., & Cassel, R. H. (1965). Teaching the profoundly

retarded self-help activities by behavior shaping techniques. American Journal

of Mental Deficiency, 69(5), 674-679. (Catalog entry)

Bijou, S. W. (1955). A systematic approach to an experimental analysis of young

children. Child Development, 26(3), 161-168. (Catalog entry) (Full Text)

Bijou, S. W. (1957). Patterns of reinforcement and resistance to extinction in young

children. Child Development, 28(1), 47-54. https://doi.org/10.2307/1125999  

(Catalog entry) (Full Text)

Carr, E. G., & Durand, V. M. (1985). Reducing behavior problems through functional

communication training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 18(2), 111-126. 

https://dx.doi.org/10.1901%2Fjaba.1985.18-111 (Catalog entry) (Full Text)

Iwata, B. A., Dorsey, M. F., Slifer, K. J., Bauman, K. E., & Richman, G.S. (1994).

Toward a functional analysis of self-injury. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,

27(2), 197-209. https://dx.doi.org/10.1901%2Fjaba.1994.27-197 

(Catalog entry) (Full text)

Krontiris-Litowitz, J. (2013). Using primary literature to teach science literacy to

introductory biology students. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education,

14(1), 66-77. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v14i1.538 (Catalog entry) (Full text)

Lindsley, O. R. (1956). Operant conditioning methods applied to research in chronic

schizophrenia. Psychiatric Research Reports, 5, 118-139. (Catalog entry)

Mace, F. C., & Critchfield, T. S. (2010). Translational research in behavior analysis:

Historical traditions and imperatives for the future. Journal of Experimental

Analysis of Behavior, 93, 293-312. (Catalog entry) (Full text)

Michael, J. (1982). Distinguishing between discriminative and motivational functions of

stimuli. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 37(1), 149-155.

https://dx.doi.org/10.1901%2Fjeab.1982.37-149 (Catalog entry) (Full text)

Morris, E. K., Smith, N. G., Altus, D. E. (2005). B. F. Skinner's contributions to

applied behavior analysis. Behavior Analyst 28(2), 99-131. 

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2FBF03392108 (Catalog entry) (Full text)

Pastrana, S. J., Frewing, T. M., Grow, L. L., Nosik, M. R., Turner, M., & Carr, J. E.

(2018). Frequently assigned readings in behavior analysis graduate training

programs. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 11(3), 267-273. 

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2Fs40617-016-0137-9 

(Catalog entry) (Full text)

Risley, T. R. (1997). Montrose M. Wolf: The origin of the dimensions of applied

behavior analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 30(2), 377-381. 

https://dx.doi.org/10.1901%2Fjaba.1997.30-377 (Catalog entry) (Full text)

Saville, B. K., Beal, S. A., & Buskist, W. (2002). Essential readings for graduate

students in behavior analysis: A survey of the JEAB and JABA boards of

editors. The Behavior Analyst, 25(1), 29-35. 

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2FBF03392042 

(Catalog entry) (Full text)

Stokes, T. F., & Baer, D. M. (1977). An implicit technology of generalization. Journal of

Applied Behavior Analysis, 10(2), 349-367. 10.1901/jaba.1977.10-349 

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Sundberg, M. L., & Michael, J. (2001). The benefits of Skinner's analysis of verbal

behavior for children with autism. Behavior Modification, 25(5), 698-724.

10.1177/0145445501255003 (Catalog entry)

Touchette, P. E. (1968). The effects of a graduated stimulus change on the acquisition

of a simple discrimination in severely retarded boys. Journal of the Experimental

Analysis of Behavior, 11(1), 39-48. 10.1901/jeab.1968.11-39 (Catalog entry)

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Van Houten, R., Axelrod, S., Bailey, J. S., Favell, J. E., Foxx, R. M., Iwata, B. A., &

Lovaas, O. I. (1988). The right to effective behavioral treatment. Journal of

Applied Behavior Analysis, 21(4), 381-384. 10.1901/jaba.1988.21-381 

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Wahler, R. G., Winkel, G. H., Peterson, R. F., & Morrison, D. C. (1965). Mothers as

behavior therapists for their own children. Behaviour Research and Therapy,

3(2), 113-124. 10.1016/0005-7967(65)90015-x (Catalog entry)

Wenk, L., & Tronsky, L. (2011). First-year students benefit from reading primary

research articles. Journal of College Science Teaching, 40(4), 60-67.

(Catalog entry)

Wolf, M. M. (1978). Social validity: The case for subjective measurement or how

applied behavior analysis is finding its heart. Journal of Applied Behavior

Analysis, 11(2), 203-214. 10.1901/jaba.1978.11-203 (Catalog entry)

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