Cooper, J.O., Heron, T.E., & Heward, W.L. (1987). Applied Behavior Analysis. Columbus

Psychology 730.01

Fall, 2002

Nancy Hemmes Razran 299

718-997-3561

SYLLABUS

Text

Cooper, J.O., Heron, T.E., & Heward, W.L. (1987). Applied behavior analysis. Columbus, Ohio: Merrill.

Additional Readings:

See page 3

Course Outline

Topic Readings

History of applied behavioral Cooper, ch. 12

psychology: Introduction to

basic concepts.

Behavioral Shaping Cooper, ch.14

Defining and measuring target Cooper, ch. 34

behavior

Recording data Cooper, ch. 5

Data presentation Cooper, ch. 6

Introduction to analysis Cooper, ch. 7

Research design; validity Cooper, ch 810

Ethics Cooper, Ch. 28

BACB Task List

Introduction to operant Cooper, ch 1112

conditioning Hanley et al.

Lattal & Neef

Stimulus control Cooper, ch 13

Halle & Holt

McGill

Chaining and Cooper, ch. 15

Task Analysis

Imitation Cooper, ch 16

Extinction and Cooper, ch. 1718

Differential reinforcement Iwata, et. al, 1990

Punishment, overcorrection, Cooper, ch 1922

timeout, & response cost Repp, Felce, & Barton

Steege, et. al

Contingency contracting Cooper, ch 2325

Selfmanagement Cooper, ch 26

Maag, Reid, & DiGangi

Generalization Cooper, ch 27

Ducharme & Holborn

Staff Management

Assignments

(Written instructions will be provided)

Behavioral Observation Project: Research report written in APA style

Behavioral Shaping Project: Demonstration

Task Analysis: A Teaching manual

Oral presentation of final project

Behavioral Analysis Project with Literature Review

Research report written in APA style

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Additional assignments and class presentations will be made periodically.

Additional Assigned Readings

Behavior Analyst Certification Board Second Edition Task List. http://www.bacb.com/

Ducharme, D. E., & Holborn, S. W. (1997). Programming generalization of social skills in preschool children with hearing impairments. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 30, 639-651.

http://www.envmed.rochester.edu/wwwrap/behavior/jaba_articles_exp/1997/jaba-30-04-0639.pdf

Halle, J. W. & Holt, B. (1991). Assessing stimulus control in natural settings: An analysis of stimuli that acquire control during training. JABA, 24, 579589.

Hanley, G. P., Iwata, B. A., & Lindberg, J. S. (1999). Analysis of activity preferences as a function of differential consequences. 32, 419-435.

http://www.envmed.rochester.edu/wwwrap/behavior/jaba_articles_exp/1999/jaba-32-04-0419.pdf

Iwata, B.A., Pace, G.M., Cowdery, G.E., & Miltenberger, T.G. (1994). What makes extinction work: An analysis of procedural form and function. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 27, 131144.

Lattal, K. A., & Neef, N. A. (1996). Recent reinforcement-schedule research and applied behavior analysis. 29, 213-230.

http://www.envmed.rochester.edu/wwwvgl/jaba_articles/1996/lattal-29-213.pdf

Maag, J.W., Reid, R., & DiGangi, S.A. (1993). Differential effects of selfmonitoring attention, accuracy, and productivity. JABA, 26, 329344.

McGill, P. (1999). Establishing operations: Implications for the assessment, treatment and prevention of problem behavior. JABA, 32, 393-418.

http://www.envmed.rochester.edu/wwwrap/behavior/jaba_articles_exp/1999/jaba-32-03-0393.pdf

Repp, A. C., Felce, D., & Barton, L. E. (1988). Basing the treatment of stereotypic and selfinjurious behaviors on hypotheses of their causes. JABA, 21, 281289.

Steege, M. W., Wacker, D. P., Cigrand, K. C., Berg, W. K.,Novak, C. G., Reimers, T. M., Sasso, G. M., & DeRaad, A. (1990). Use of negative reinforcement in the treatment of selfinjurious behavior. JABA, 23, 459467.

"JABA" refers to Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

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