Behavioral Assessment
Published 1 January 1985
Marvin R. Goldfried
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Abstract
Within the past decade, the field of behavioral assessment has grown dramatically. This growth is reflected by the numerous books on this topic (Barlow, 1980; Ciminero, Adams, & Calhoun, 1977; Cone & Hawkins, 1977; Haynes, 1978; Haynes & Wilson, 1979; Nay, 1980; Hersen & Bellack, 1976, 1981; Keefe, Kopel, & Gordon, 1978; Kendall & Hollon, 1981; Mash & Terdal, 1976, 1980; Merluzzi, Glass, & Genest, 1981; Wiggins, 1973), as well as by two journals devoted to behavioral assessment (Behavioral Assessment and Journal of Behavioral Assessment). Such increased interest is due to the recognition that effective clinical behavior therapy is only as good as its initial behavioral analysis, and that clinical outcome research on behavior therapy cannot be undertaken without adequate measures of change.
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