Lattal and Perone's Handbook of methods used in human operant research on behavioral processes will be a valuable resource for researchers who want to bridge laboratory developments with applied study. As a supplemental resource, investigators are also encouraged to examine the series of papers in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis that discuss basic research and its potential for application. Increased knowledge of behavioral processes in laboratory research could lead to innovative solutions to practical problems addressed by applied behavior analysts in the home, classroom, clinic, and community.DESCRIPTORS: human operant research, reinforcement and punishment, stimulus control, verbal and social behavior, integrating basic and applied research Lattal and Perone's (1998) Handbook will make the goal of integrating laboratory research on behavioral processes into application easier to achieve. The authors contributing to the Handbook have done an admirable job of illustrating the laboratory methods used in their respective areas of specialty. Each chapter provides a beneficial primer of methods that are currently used in analyses that clarify how the principles of behavior determine what humans do and what they say (publicly and privately). The knowledge gained from the methods and analyses described can help to solve the practical problems addressed by applied behavior analysts.