Review of <i>An Introduction to Behavior Analysis</i> by Gregory Madden, Derek Reed, and Florence <scp>DiGennaro</scp> Reed

Raiff (2022) reviewed a new undergraduate textbook called An Introduction to Behavior Analysis.

The review praises how the book breaks hard ideas into small steps and repeats them often.

It is written for first-time learners, not grad students.

The book uses scaffolding: easy ideas first, harder ones later.

Each chapter gives quick practice items so students check their grasp right away.

Raiff says the style keeps beginners from feeling lost.

Frieder et al. (2018) asked faculty what they really assign to undergrads. Their survey lists Cooper et al. as the top pick, not this new text.

Saville et al. (2002) did the same for graduate programs and pushed classic works like Skinner. The new book fills the gap below those levels.

Howard (2019) shows free open-ed resources are scarce. A well-built paid book like this still matters until we share more open files.

If you teach intro ABA, you now have a second option that is purpose-built for novices. Try a pilot chapter and compare quiz scores with your current text. The built-in practice may cut your prep time and boost student fluency.