Effects of Punishment on Human Behavior
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Effects of Punishment on Human Behavior

  1. 356 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Effects of Punishment on Human Behavior

About this book

The Effects of Punishment on Human Behavior is a collection of essays that discusses the procedural and ethical issues of the use of electric shock as a treatment for severe behavior problems. The book presents the different types of extraneous aversives and undesirable side effects of punishment. It demonstrates the effectiveness of punishment procedures. The text describes the various aspects of punishment, as applied to human beings. It discusses the ethical and legal issues that challenge the use of punishment. Another topic of interest is the salient characteristics and influences affecting the success of overcorrection. The section that follows describes the types of punishment. The text also provides a conceptual and methodological analysis of a technique called "timeout. The book will provide valuable insights for psychologists, teachers, students, and researchers in the field of behavioral science.

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780120687404
eBook ISBN
9781483288086
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Developmental Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. The Effects of Punishment on Human Behavior
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. CONTRIBUTORS
  6. PREFACE
  7. Chapter 1. Introduction
  8. Chapter 2. Punishment: From the Animal Laboratory to the Applied Setting
  9. Chapter 3. Are Social Reprimands Effective?
  10. Chapter 4. Punishment via Response Cost
  11. Chapter 5. A Review of Timeout: A Conceptual and Methodological Analysis
  12. Chapter 6. Overcorrection: A Review and Analysis
  13. Chapter 7. Contingent Electric Shock as a Treatment for Severe Behavior Problems
  14. Chapter 8. Extraneous Aversives
  15. Chapter 9. Side Effects of Punishment
  16. Chapter 10. The Administrative Issues: An Ethical and Legal Perspective
  17. AUTHOR INDEX
  18. SUBJECT INDEX