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PSYC 6717 Discussion: Behavior and Environment Behavior is a natural situation and it is an option exclusively for creatures to participate in it. At the end of the day, it is an organic entity’s association with the climate. A behavior…

Discussion: Applications of Philosophical Underpinnings Photo Credit: Sensay – stock.adobe.com Have you ever wondered why it is relevant to understand the theory and philosophy that underpins the field of behavior analysis? In this week’s Learning Resources, Fryling (2013) discusses some…

PSYC 6717 week 6 Discussion: Applications of Philosophical Underpinnings Making logical deductions from a study relies on establishing causal relationships, linking antecedents, eliminating fallacies, and using an evidence-based approach to ascertain findings. In this study, the philosophical underpinnings are entrenched…

Behavior and Environment Essay It is relatively common for people to avoid an activity or a task based on a number of reasons (Gardner et al., 2012). Most people evade tasks because they feel uncomfortable executing them. A typical example…

Assignment: Application of Respondent (Classical) Conditioning Photo Credit: motortion – stock.adobe.com Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is heavily influenced by operant conditioning. The vast majority of your curriculum in ABA focuses on operant conditioning and its applications. However, respondent (classical) conditioning also…

PSYC 6717 Discussion: Respondent and Operant Conditioning Respondent conditioning is also known as Pavlovian conditioning and classical conditioning. It can occur when formerly neutral stimuli can acquire the ability to elicit respondents. Operant conditioning refers to the process and selective…

Respondent and Operant Conditioning Essay Photo Credit: GoodIdeas – stock.adobe.com Operant and respondent (classical) conditioning are both used to establish and modify behaviors. These concepts originated in the field of behavioral psychology and share similarities and differences. Perhaps the clearest…

PSYC 6717 week 9 Discussion: Contingencies The educator’s behavior plan isn’t working since she’s utilizing discipline as a way of fixing Randy’s forceful verbal behavior. Albeit the educator has applied discipline to keep Randy from acting in an undesirable way,…

Contingencies Program Transcript STEVEN LITTLE: I’m Dr. Steven Little, and this week we’re going to be talking about contingencies. We’ve talked about contingencies. Nothing I go through this week is going to be new. There’ll be more detail on contingencies,…

Discussion: Stimulus Control Photo Credit: zenstock – stock.adobe.com In the context of ABA, the applied behavior analyst often seeks to increase socially desirable behaviors and decrease socially undesirable behaviors. When a behavior is triggered (i.e., promoted or inhibited) by the…