PSYC 3451 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Applied Behavior Analysis, B. F. Skinner, Job Analysis
29 Mar 2016
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Learning is the development of behaviors in one"s repertoire. Interested in identifying current environmental variables that maintain the behavior: there is a reason behaviors start and there is a reason they stay. Committed to designing behavioral programs that promote effective learning of adaptive skills and reducing behaviors that interfere with learning to significantly improve peoples" /social organisms" lives as well as society as a whole. Behavior analyst certification boards (bacb: developed requirements for professional credentials for people implementing behavioral treatments (based on job analysis, why become certified. Earn credential post grad; increase high-paying jobs. Practicum hours and bcaba exam; comp based, multiple choice, eligible post grad. Acquiring new knowledge based on past experience and info. Changing behavior or way of thinking in reaction to a stimulus. Coming to an understanding about a process or a concept. Defining things or actions that are beneficial or detrimental.
