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overt

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objectively measurable
- verbal
- motor

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covert

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not observable by others
- “priv events”
- thoughts and feelings

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target behaviour

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behaviour to be modified (what)

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response

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one instance or occurrence of behavior (when)

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response class

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group of responses with the same function
- each response produces same effect (same consequences)
(get you where you want to be)

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repertoire

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collection of behaviours a person can perform

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what is behaviour not?

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  • personality trait
  • diagnostic label
  • product of behaviour
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what is the Dead Man Test?

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if a dead man can do it, then it ain’t behaviour, and if a dead man can’t do it, then it is a behaviour

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how can behaviour and environment interact?

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  • enviro can lead to certain behaviour
  • behaviour can affect one’s enviro
  • enviro consequences of behaviour can affect subsequent behaviour
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psychology

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scientific study of human behavior and mental processing

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theoretical

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conceptual thinking

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experiemental

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basic research, often with animals in a lab

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applied

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practical research and treatments to solve a problem, usually on people, in real world

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behaviourism

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philosophy of science of behavior
- behaviour is lawful and controlled by enviro events

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experimental analysis of behaviour (EAB)

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other name: behaviour analysis
- procedures based on behavioral principles
- basic scientific research on functional relationship b/w enviro events and resulting behavior

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behaviour modification

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application of experimentally derived laws of learning to human behaviour and providing behaviour analytic services to consumers

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what is b-mod?

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  • analyzing relationship between enviro and behaviour
  • changing enviro to help people modify behaviour
  • reach goal of improving people’s lives
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characteristics of b-mod

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  • defines problems in terms of measurable behaviour
  • solutions evaluated in terms of those same behaviours
  • treatment work by affecting enviro, stimuli, perceptible
  • defined specifically
  • based on scientific study of learning, 2 kinds of conditioning
  • emphasis on scientific evidence in evaluating effectiveness of intervention
  • does not rely on hypothetical constructs
  • high importance on accountability for all
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myths and misconceptions + rebuttals

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rewards is bribery
- behaviours persist bc of reinforcement
ignore root cause and treat symptoms
- antecedent causes are important, root not always determined
dont dealing with thoughts/feelings
- can be applied to cognitions
applied only to simple problems
- works with all kinds
make people dependent on external incentives; ruins intrinsic motivation
- well-designed
only children and disabled
- applies to anyone
outdated
- gains new relevance for autism
dehumanizing methods
- ethics to prevent abuse

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applied behaviour analysis

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ABA
- knowledge about behaviour to reduce socially undesirable behaviours and increase desirable
- some think this is equivalent to applied behaviour analysis
- other replace b-mod for aba
- others see apa as category in b-mod: a) aba only operant conditioning b) apply respondent conditioning c) behaviour therapy, cog beh therapy

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what does behaviour therapy treat?

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dysfunctional behaviour

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what was psych in 19th cen?

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scientific study of conscious experience (in head)
criticism: not objective, unreliable

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what was psych in 20th cen?

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science of observable behaviour

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Pavlov

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respondent behaviour are involuntary
elicited by stimuli
- conditioned reflex
S-R psych: enviro events and stimuli affect response

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Thorndike
law of effect: behaviour that has favourable outcome more likely to occur again in situation in future - animal can modify behaviour
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Watson
- founded behaviourism - developed methodological behaviourism: study of behaviour alone, not of any internal state - most human activities learned habits - S-R model
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Skinner
- radical behaviourism: Skinner's philosophy on sci of behaviour - distinction between respondent and operant conditioning - goal: understand all behaviour - S-R-S model: three-term contingency Antecedent: stimulus Behaviour: response Consequence: reinforcement or punishment
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private event
inside skin no special properties not directly accessible to others influenced by same kinds of variables as publicly accessible behaviours
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autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities
ASD intellectual disability - b-mod teaches variety of functional skills to overcome deficits
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clinical behaviour analysis and cog behaviour therapies
eating disorder, anxiety, psych disorders - behavior therapy
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enviro sustainability
improve sustainability practices and behaviours
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parenting
enuresis (bed-wetting) oppositional behaviour bad manners tantrums
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medical care
treatment compliance brain injury rehab
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health
healthy living behavioural medicine or health psych: medical and behavioural sciences regain normal function promote compliance with rehab routines teach new skills decrease problem behaviors manage chronic pain improve memory
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education
classroom management programmed instruction improved teaching methods
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sport psych
coaching applied sport psych to enhance performance
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employment settings
increase productivity and safety via organizational beh management
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self-management
apply b-mod - control habits, health-related, prof and personal problems
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is behaviour a static characteristic of a person?
no
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analyzing
identifying functional relationship b/w enviro events and particular behavior to understand reasons for behavior or determine why a person behaved as they did
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modifying
developing and implementing procedures to help people change their behaviour - altering enviro events to influence behavior
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what are the targets for change with b-mod procedures?
behavioral excess and deficits
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behavioral excess
undesirable target behavior the person wants to decrease in freq, duration, intensity
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behavioral deficit
desirable target behavior the person wants to increase in freq, duration, or intensity
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token economy
motivational procedure for patients in diff settings
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community psych
influence large number of people that will benefit everyone - reduce littering - increase recycling - reduce energy consumption - reduce unsafe driving - reduce illegal drug - safer driving
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organizational behavior modification
other name: organizational behaviour management - business, industry and human services - improve work performance and job safety - improve supervisor performance - increase profit and satisfaction
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prevention
in childhood prevent abuse, abduction, accidents, neglect, infection, STD - one aspect of community psych
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gerontology
nursing homes and other facilities to manage behaviour - deal with declining physical abilities, adjust to enviro, decrease problem behaviours arise from dementia, etc.
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BACB
behaviour analyst certification board - certificate for individuals to practice behavior analysis as a profession
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association for behavior analysis
set of ethical guidelines for practice of behavior analysis
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Telehealth
dr visit through video calling
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DEI
diversity, equity and inclusion work more effectively - talk with children with autism about racism - eval cultural variables when designing assessment and intervention approaches - ethical practice of behavior modification with LGBTQIA+ and sexual/gender minority issues
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