Programplaner og emneplaner - Student
MALK4000-403 Atferdsanalyse og radikalbehaviorisme Emneplan
- Engelsk emnenavn
- Behavior Analysis and Radical Behaviorism
- Studieprogram
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Masterstudium i atferdsvitenskap, deltidMasterstudium i atferdsvitenskap - spesialisering i innovasjon og implementeringMasterstudium i atferdsvitenskap - spesialisering i begreper og anvendelse
- Omfang
- 10.0 stp.
- Studieår
- 2025/2026
- Pensum
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HØST 2025
- Timeplan
- Programplan
- Emnehistorikk
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Innledning
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Forkunnskapskrav
Admission to the study program.
Læringsutbytte
On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge:
Knowledge
The student can
- argue for and against a natural-science approach to human behavior, focusing on how radical behaviorism explains behavior through behavior-environment interactions
- differentiate between various forms of behaviorism, and examine the influence of key scientific philosophies, such as pragmatism, dualism, positivism, empiricism, and contextualism, on these approaches
- discuss the role of prediction and control as critical principles for understanding causality in radical behaviorism
- account for selection as a causal model of behavior at the phylogenetic, ontogenetic, and cultural levels, and how this integrates into the behavior-analytic framework
- discuss how behavior analysis aligns with complementary fields, such as complexity science, network theory, neuroscience, and evolutionary biology
- discuss how ethical principles evolve over time and how they are relevant to the scientific study of behavior
- place behavior analysis in a larger societal context, explaining its relevance to topics such as values, freedom, and the ethics of influencing behavior
Skills
The student can
- apply radical behaviorism to interpret key psychological concepts such as motivation, thinking, problem-solving, and self-control from a theoretical perspective
- discuss and evaluate the theoretical alignment of radical behaviorism with complementary scientific fields
General Competence
The student can
- discuss radical behaviorism as a philosophy of science and how it can be used to understand various psychological and societal issues
Arbeids- og undervisningsformer
The course content is divided into ten modules, with students’ learning supported by both live (on-campus and online) and pre-recorded lectures. Throughout the semester, students also have access to teaching assistants, who manage group and individual activities, and provide assistance with the course content.
Arbeidskrav og obligatoriske aktiviteter
The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:
- Complete an online instructional sequence consisting of 10 modules containing videos, texts, quizzes, and short essay questions (up to 750 characters, including spaces).
Vurdering og eksamen
Individual home examination, 5 hours. Exam questions are in English. Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Hjelpemidler ved eksamen
All
Vurderingsuttrykk
Grade scale A-F
Sensorordning
All answers are assessed by one examiner.
An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.