EPN-V2

MALK4000-403 Atferdsanalyse og radikalbehaviorisme Emneplan

Engelsk emnenavn
Behavior Analysis and Radical Behaviorism
Omfang
10.0 stp.
Studieår
2017/2018
Emnehistorikk
  • Forkunnskapskrav

    Ingen forkunnskapskrav.

  • Læringsutbytte

    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
  • Innhold

    Tillatte hjelpemidler er: 

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

  • Arbeids- og undervisningsformer

    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.

  • Arbeidskrav og obligatoriske aktiviteter

    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.

  • Vurdering og eksamen

    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)