PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Applied Behavior Analysis, Primitive Reflexes, Classical Conditioning
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How we acquire and change behavior: 1) respondent conditioning. Defined applied behavior analysis: 1) related terms and fields. How behavior analysis developed: 1) behaviorism: the origin of behavior analysis. 2) emergences and growth of applied behavior analysis. Behavior: anything a person does, typically because of internal or external events. External / overt behaviors: open to view or observation. Main focus of applied behavior analysis because it can be observed and measured. Verbal behaviors: actions that involve the use of language. Motor behaviors: actions that involve body movement, without requiring the use of language. Internal / covert behaviors: not viewable or openly shown. Must be measured indirectly, through verbal or written reports or with special equipment (e. g. ecg) Not behavior: 1) prominent traits (e. g. nice, honest, smart). Prominent traits: 1) misleading; definition of the trait 2) inconsistent; nice sometimes, rude other times. 3) imprecise; don"t tell us what specifically we need to change.
