PSYK2310 Behavior Analysis 3 - Experimental and Conceptual Behavior Analysis Course description

The course gives students a more in-depth behaviour analytic understanding of human behaviour. It provides a more detailed look at the theoretical basis for using learning principles to solve different challenges.

The student must have passed PSYK1420 and PSYK2200.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student has knowledge of

• the connection between applied, experimental and conceptual behaviour analysis
• labels and categorical errors in descriptions of behaviour and behavioural explanations
• behaviour analytic understanding of verbal behaviour and interpretation of different memory phenomena

Skills

The student is capable of

• discussing arguments for and against behaviour analytic approaches to explaining human behaviour
• defining and providing examples that illustrate behaviour analytic concepts

Competence

The student is capable of

• defending a scientific position where the goals are to describe, predict and control
• identifying different problems encountered when limiting and describing behavioural units
• describing the necessary considerations when choosing analysis units in experimental and applied behaviour analysis

Hematology is the study of blood and blood diseases. This is a basic hematology course, focusing on the blood cells’ morphology, development and function, and the most important blood diseases. The course will give students a foundation for analysing hematology and coagulation samples, and for quality assuring, interpreting and assessing test results.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

Portfolio exam comprising four tests taken during the course and an individual home exam over four days, maximum 2,000 words. All four tests must be approved before the student can take the home exam. All the components must be awarded a pass grade before the exam as a whole can be passed. If the student fails one test, this may be retaken. Resit/rescheduled attempts at the four tests can be taken once before the ordinary, individual home exam. Before the resit/rescheduled individual home exam over four days, students will be given a third and final attempt at one or more of the tests.

Work and teaching methods used are lectures, group work, peer assessment and laboratory work individually and in groups.

Parts of the teaching used is the ‘flipped classroom’, where digital learning resources will be made available to students in advance and the time they spend at the university will be used to work on assignments and group work. Digital learning resources are also used in the form of practical assignments in digital morphology.

In order to be permitted to take the exam, the following must have been approved:

• a minimum of 90 per cent attendance in laboratory teaching

Supervised individual written exam, combination of multiple choice and free text assignments, 4 hours.