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Unit 1 Applied Behavior Analysis PS360-1 Israel A. Sarasti, Ph.D.
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Advance Organizer Introductions Syllabus Course Mechanics Unit 1 Readings Summary
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Introductions Professor PS 360- Applied Behavior Analysis I Students This course examines the behavioral theory, principles, and procedures related to modifying existing behaviors and acquiring new behaviors. Students will begin to understand behavioral modification techniques, such as reinforcement, punishment, extinction, discrimination training, generalization, shaping, classical conditioning, conditioned reinforcement, and schedules of reinforcement, by applying these behavioral principles to real-world scenarios. Students will examine how behavioral management can be used in various career fields.
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Syllabus Required Text Cooper, Heron, and Heward (2007) Course Outcomes Units Course Level Assessments (CLA) Discussion Boards Posting requirements Headings Late posts Projects Units 4, 6, 7, & 9 Late projects Grading Incompletes
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Course Mechanics APA style All main DB posting and projects require at least 1 reference (i.e., Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2010) When paraphrasing (most common) Assessments tools in the personality domain encompass varied types of tests (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2010). When quoting directly “Assessments in the personality domain include observations, objective measures, and subjective measures” (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2010, p. 23). When discussing and author According to Cooper, Heron and Heward (2010) assessments in the personality domain include objective and subjective measures.
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Course Mechanics DB and Projects Grammar Simple sentences, complex sentence Paragraphs (3 or more sentences) Writing style Introduction Thesis Summary
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Unit 1 Readings Chapter 1: Definition and Characteristics of Applied Behavior Analysis What is Applied Behavior Analysis (p. 3) ? What is the purpose of science (p. 3)? Attitudes of science _____________ _____________ History of Behavior Analysis J. B.Watson B. F. Skinner Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB) Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
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Unit 1 Readings Chapter 2: Basic Concepts Behavior Response Response topography Repertoire Environment Respondent behavior Respondent conditioning Stimulus pairing Unconditioned stimulus (US) Neutral Stimulus (NS) Conditioned Stimulus (CS)
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Unit 1 Readings Chapter 2: Basic Concepts Operant behavior Operant Conditioning Positive reinforcement Negative reinforcement Positive Punishment Negative Punishment Motivating operations Deprivation Satiation Three term contingency Complexity of Human Behavior
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Summary Discussion Boards Projects Chapter 1 Chapter 2
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