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BASIC PRINCIPLES APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALY

Course Code:
PSYC 282
Active Term:
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Course Description:

This course provides an introduction to the basic principles of behavior, according to both operant and respondent conditioning paradigms. It covers the key dimensions of human behavior, the environmental factors involved in operant conditioning, and the tools and techniques developed to measure, record, and analyze resulting data. The functional relevance of behavior is explored so that ethical behavior change procedures may promote lasting change in a variety of clinical, organizational, and social contexts.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
Prerequisites:

PSYC 281

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