Modiwl PLP-4041:
Concepts&Princ In Beh Analysis
Concepts and principles in behaviour analysis 2024-25
PLP-4041
2024-25
School Of Educational Sciences
Module - Semester 1 & 2
20 credits
Module Organiser:
Marguerite Hoerger
Overview
The course will introduce the theoretical foundations of operant learning. The content is drawn from the BCBA Task List (5th Edition), Section 1: Foundations, Content Area B: Concepts and Principles.
1 Define and provide examples of behavior, response, and response class. 2 Define and provide examples of stimulus and stimulus class. 3 Define and provide examples of respondent and operant conditioning. 4 Define and provide examples of positive and negative reinforcement contingencies. 5 Define and provide examples of schedules of reinforcement. 6 Define and provide examples of positive and negative punishment contingencies. 7 Define and provide examples of automatic and socially mediated contingencies. 8 Define and provide examples of unconditioned, conditioned, and generalized reinforcers and punishers. 9 Define and provide examples of operant extinction. 10 Define and provide examples of stimulus control. 11 Define and provide examples of discrimination, generalisation, and maintenance. 12 Define and provide examples of motivating operations. 13 Define and provide examples of rule-governed and contingency-shaped behavior. 14 Define and provide examples of the verbal operants. 15 Define and provide examples of derived stimulus relations
Learning Outcomes
- Students will critically analyse peer reviewed research papers relevant to the conceptual foundations of behaviour.
- Students will consider the role of language in operant learning; they will define and categorise the verbal operants. Students will explain and identify examples of rule governed behaviour.
- Students will explain and identify the variables that support operant and respondent learning.
Assessment type
Summative
Weighting
70%
Assessment type
Summative
Weighting
30%