Psychology & Behavior Modification Book Bundle
Updated October 20, 2026
| Lot number | 100 |
| Auction | Media: Books, Movies and Music_2 |
| Date | October 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | How Two Live LLC |
| Location | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania |
This is a cohesive psychology and education book bundle centered on learning, behavior modification, and the management of child and adolescent behavior. The books range from 1970 to 2003, making the group useful as both an academic reference set and an example of how behavior-modification approaches developed over several decades. Overall, Good to Fair used condition, with condition varying by book; however, bindings are intact and secure. Books included: 1. Behavior Modification: What It Is and How To Do It , 7th Edition, Garry Martin & Joseph Pear, Prentice Hall, 2003, ISBN 0-13-099584-3. This practical textbook explains behavior-modification principles and their application to everyday and professional settings. Topics include reinforcement, shaping, extinction, stimulus control, punishment, behavioral assessment, program design and maintenance of behavioral change. The publisher's description characterizes the work as a practical presentation of behavior-modification principles and guidelines for applying them. Behavior Modification in Fair Condition having moderate cover rubbing, edge and corner wear, a used-book sticker, a blacked-out area on the title page and a few small spots. 2. Educational Psychology: Instruction and Behavioral Change, Francis J. Di Vesta & George G. Thompson, Appleton-Century-Crofts/Meredith Corporation, 1970. Part of The Century Psychology Series, this substantial hardcover examines psychological principles of teaching and learning, including learning processes, instruction, motivation, individual differences and behavioral change in educational settings. Educational Psychology in Good Condition having a solid vintage hardcover with corner and edge wear, some exterior soiling, and there is previous-owner writing on the front free endpaper. The interior pages shown otherwise clean and bright. 3. Modification of Child and Adolescent Behavior, Second Edition, Garth J. Blackham & Adolph Silberman, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1975, ISBN 0-534-00364-8. A specialized text on applying behavior-modification techniques to children and adolescents in homes, classrooms, clinics and institutional settings. The preface specifically mentions reinforcement, covert sensitization, contingency management, token economies and approaches to childhood and adolescent behavior problems. Modification of Child and Adolescent Behavior is in Fair to Poor Condition showing the heaviest exterior wear, with substantial rubbing, scuffing, worn edges and corners, age-toned page edges and previous-owner writing on a preliminary page. Its binding nevertheless is intact. No major missing or detached pages identified.
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