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Course Syllabus

PSY 1405 Analysis of Behavior Lab

  • Division: Social and Behavioral Science
  • Department: Behavioral Science
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 0; Lab: 2
  • Prerequisites: PSY 1010
  • Corequisites: Psy 1400
  • Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Semester Approved: Spring 2024
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2030
  • End Semester: Fall 2029
  • Optimum Class Size: 30
  • Maximum Class Size: 40

Course Description

In this lab, students apply the fundamental principles of learning and behavior as learned in the lecture section. The lab applies topics such as classical and operant conditioning and their ability to change human and animal behavior. The lab focuses greatly on applied behavior interventions for humans and operant conditioning for animals. This Lab, for those students who choose, may take the form of certification for a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT).

Justification

This course is designed supplement the objectives in the PSY 1400 lecture section, and to give students a basic application of concepts learned in the psychology of learning and behaviorism. It may be similar to other lab sections for behaviorism classes at other schools. This Lab, for those students who choose, may take the form of certification for a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) – which is a highly employable certification.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Gain proficiency in reading, writing about, and conducting behavioral research
  2. Prepare for further study in the experimental and applied analysis of behavior or psychology
  3. Become familiar with the basic principles, procedures, terms, and concepts of applied behavior analysis and behavior modification
  4. Prepare to correctly use the principles of behavior analysis in everyday situations with humans and non humans
  5. Demonstrate skill in the successful application of basic behavior principles in the laboratory with (virtual) animal subjects and/or behavioral interventions

Course Content

Course objectives will be accomplished by providing students with hands on learning experiences for many of the concepts learned in the Classroom portion of Analysis of Behavior. The course will focus on classical and operant procedures, observational procedures, and token economies, but may include other behavioral processes. This Lab, for those students who choose, may take the form of certification for a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT).