MALK4100 Science, Behavior and Society Course description

The course introduces behavior analysis as a research discipline and presents the basic concepts of behavior analysis, mainly from experimental work and findings. Experimental analysis of behavior is a natural science with ontology and epistemology distinct from other behavioral sciences, and these distinctions are emphasized. Dimensions of Behavior Analysis, respondent and operant conditioning, recording and measurement, and single-case designs, are core topics. In addition, ethical concerns regarding changing other people’s behavior, are discussed. This includes introducing the concept of social validity.

Admission to the study program

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student can

• describe and discuss characteristics of behavior analysis as a science
• explain core concepts and relations in classical and operant conditioning
• discuss how prediction and control can be demonstrated in single-case designs
• describe and exemplify different measures of reliability
• discuss different methods of observation and recording of behavior
• describe core elements of behavior chains and different ways in which such chains can be established
• describe and exemplify verbal operants and their controlling events
• describe core ethical principles and discuss how the core ethical principles relate to behavior analysis
• discuss how social aversive contingencies may influence behavior
• describe and discuss ethical concerns related to changing the behavior of others

Skills

The student can

• select the appropriate behavioral dimensions and methods for reliable measurement
• describe how a behavior chain can be established
• identify examples of the operant paradigm
• identify examples of respondent conditioning
• interpret data from line and bar graphs

Competence

The student can

• provide practical examples of respondent behavior
• provide practical examples of operant conditioning
• use and explain core concepts in behavior analysis to professionals from different backgrounds

Individuell hjemmeeksamen (flervalgsoppgave), over 4 timer.

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