MALK4000-403 Atferdsanalyse og radikalbehaviorisme Emneplan

Ingen forkunnskapskrav.

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

Knowledge

The student:

• can discuss arguments for and against a natural scientific approach to human behavior
• can describe and discuss the philosophy of science that has description, prediction, and control as its goals
• can explain behavior analysis in a historical context
• can describe main philosophical views within a natural science approach including positivism, empiricism, and contextualism
• can describe and compare selection as an explanation of behavior on a phylogenic, ontogenetic, and cultural level
• can describe a functional analysis of verbal behavior
• can discuss necessary considerations when deciding which analytic units are appropriate for the experimental and the applied analysis of behavior
• can describe behavior change systems and behavior change procedures

Competence

The student:

• understand the implications of a natural scientific approach to behavior

Tillatte hjelpemidler er: 

• Kalkulator (se programplan for regler som gjelder bruk av kalkulator)

Undervisningen vil legges opp med 2 timer forelesning per uke. Videre vil det være et 2 timers seminar hver uke hvor studentene enten presenterer øvingsoppgaver eller casestudier. Presentasjonene vil gå på rundgang, og faglærer vil være til stede for å gi kommentarer samt å gjennomgå de mest sentrale aspektene ved øvingsoppgavene/ casestudiene.

For å kunne framstille seg til eksamen må studenten ha følgende godkjente arbeidskrav:

• Arbeidskrav 1: Studentene skal i gruppe på to studenter skrive en semesteroppgave.

Arbeidskravet må være gjennomført og godkjent innen fastlagt frist for at studenten skal kunne framstille seg til eksamen. Dersom arbeidskravet ikke blir godkjent, gis det anledning til å kunne levere en forbedret versjon én gang innen angitt frist.

Exam content: Learning outcomes

Form of examination: Individual written examination with invigilation, 4 hours

Examine: One internal and one external examiner

Grading scale: A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade

Examination support materials

None.

Syllabus

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Baum, W. M. (2017). Understanding behaviorism: Behavior, culture, and evolution (3rd ed.). Oxford, England: Blackwell.[E-book available: https://ezproxy.hioa.no/login?url=http://hioa.eblib.com/patron/Authentication.aspx?ebcid=5ed7493ae01d46ff8b7d0cdcd4af01f4&echo=1&userid=^u ]

Catania, A. C. (2013). Learning (5th ed.). New York, NY: Sloan.[Kap. 20-21, 23]

Delprato, D. J., & Midgley, B. D. (1992). Some fundamentals of B. F. Skinner's behaviorism. American Psychologist, 47 (11), 1507-1520. http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.hioa.no/10.1037/0003-066X.47.11.1507

Flora, S. R. (2004). The power of reinforcement . Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.[Kap. 4] [E-book available: https://ezproxy.hioa.no/login?url=http://hioa.eblib.com/patron/Authentication.aspx?ebcid=6a13eeeecbb247f999b658c1d2c8b02a&echo=1&userid=^u ]

Glenn, S. S. (2003). Operant contingencies and the origin of cultures. In K. A. Lattal & P. N. Chase (Eds.),Behavior theory and philosophy (pp. 223-242). New York, NY: Kluwer Academic Press.[E-book available: https://ezproxy.hioa.no/login?url=http://hioa.eblib.com/patron/Authentication.aspx?ebcid=ff94914bd7a943df9403051ea6049fcd&echo=1&userid=^u ]

Hayes, S. C., Blackledge, J. T., & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2001). Language and cognition: Constructing an alternative approach within the behavioral tradition. In S. C. Hayes, D. Barnes-Holmes, & B. Roche (Eds.), Relational Frame Theory: A post-Skinnerian account of human language and cognition (pp. 3-20). New York, NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.[E-book available: http://bibsys-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=BIBSYS_ILS051964430&vid=HIOA ]

Hayes, S. C., & Brownstein, A. J. (1986). Mentalism, behavior-behavior relations, and a behavior-analytic view of the purposes of science. The Behavior Analyst, 9 (2), 175-190. [Full text available: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2741891/pdf/behavan00063-0041.pdf

Hollis, M. (1997). Invitation to philosophy (2nd ed.). Oxford, England: Blackwell.[Kap. 5]

Holth, P. (2001). The persistence of category mistakes in psychology. Behavior and Philosophy, 29 (1), 203-209. [Full text available: https://login.ezproxy.hioa.no/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=6708849&site=ehost-live ]

Johnston, J. M., & Pennypacker, H. S. (1993). Readings for strategies and tactics of behavioral research (2nd ed.). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.[Kap. 1]

Pierce, W. D., & Cheney, C. D. (2017). Behavior analysis and learning (6th ed.). New York: Psychology Press.[Kap. 1] [E-book available: https://ezproxy.hioa.no/login?url=http://hioa.eblib.com/patron/Authentication.aspx?ebcid=5ed7493ae01d46ff8b7d0cdcd4af01f4&echo=1&userid=^u

Ryle, G. (1949). The concept of mind. New York, NY: Barnes.[Kap. 1] [E-book available: https://www-dawsonera-com.ezproxy.hioa.no/abstract/9780203875858 ]

Sidman, M. (2008). Reflections on stimulus control. The Behavior Analyst, 31 (2), 127-135. [Go to full text: https://rdcu.be/KHAq ]

Skinner, B. F. (1981). Selection by consequences. Science, 213 (4507), 501-504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.7244649

Watson, D. L., & Tharp, R. G. (2014). Self-directed behavior: Self-modification for personal adjustment (10th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.[E-book available: https://www-dawsonera-com.ezproxy.hioa.no/abstract/9781473711389 ]

Artikler og kortere tekster vil bli gjort tilgjengelig i litteraturmappen for emnet i Fronter .

Anbefalt tilleggslitteratur

Dawkins, R. (1989). The selfish gene (30th anniversary ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.[E-book available: http://www.hioa.eblib.com.ezproxy.hioa.no/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=422874 ]

Svartdal, F., & Holth, P. (2010). Grunnleggende begreper: Operant betinging. In S. Eikeseth og F. Svartdal (Eds.), Anvendt atferdsanalyse: Teori og praksis (2nd ed., pp. 21-43). Oslo: Gyldendal akademisk.

(Literature list last updated: 2017-04-05 in the APA 6th style, lmb/Library Kjeller)