This paper provides students with a brief outline of behavioral principles and behavior change techniques, and describes various means of behavior change including operant conditioning. Methods discussed include reinforcement, extinction, punishment, response cost, time-out, overcorrection, training, and data collection for taking a baseline. Prompting techniques are also described. The paper discusses in detail the advantages and disadvantages of various behavioral techniques. A behavior management plan is outlined, and applied behavior analysis research designs are discussed, including the reverse design and the multiple baseline techniques. (JAC)