Psychology

“There are various ways that a behavior analyst can reduce unwanted behaviors. Punishment was discussed earlier this quarter, but problem behavior can be decreased through a less aversive procedure called extinction. Extinction withholds reinforcement, rather than adding or removing a consequence. Extinction is another basic principle of behavior, and we explore it during this unit. For […]

“As a future ABA professional, it is important that you understand how motivating operations and discriminative stimuli effect behavior. When an individual is motivated for something and it is available, behaviors are likely to occur. Motivating operations can be contrived so that reinforcement is valuable. Discrimination training can occur such that an individual understands a […]

“In this unit, you read about a variety of resources, such as tests or measures and methods, which can be utilized in a variety of work settings. In many settings, several of these resources are incorporated into a single comprehensive design or program to address multiple issues or needs, or answer multiple questions. One such […]

“General Guidelines Each week, you must provide an initial post responding to one of the discussion board prompt options. Please include the discussion prompt you are addressing in the subject line of your post. Once you are done, review the posts of other learners and engage in two responses to a learner, or learners, in any discussion board prompt; […]

“Assignment Instructions Clear and operationally defined behaviors are important for the field of behavior analysis for several reasons. Clear definitions are necessary to replicate findings and to determine the accuracy of data. This replication and accuracy are key in providing the field with credible research. After developing observable and measurable behavior definitions, we can take […]

“General Guidelines Each week, you must provide an initial post responding to one of the discussion board prompt options. Please include the discussion prompt you are addressing in the subject line of your post. Once you are done, review the posts of other learners and engage in two responses to a learner, or learners, in any discussion board prompt; […]

“Having some anxiety about this class is common. Some people like numbers, and others are somewhat intimidated by them. But understanding statistics is about more than numbers. Statistics allows you to test hypotheses and gain important information about the world. Please post something to the discussion board related to the content covered this week. Do not […]

“Your first IBM SPSS assignment includes two sections in which you will do the following:  Create two histograms.  Calculate measures of central tendency and dispersion. This will give you some experience with the data set. Key Details and Instructions  Submit your assignment as a Word document.  Refer to the IBM SPSS Step-by-Step […]

“Discussion Question We use statistics all the time to drive decisions, evaluate outcomes, and determine where to invest. Please post something to the discussion board related to the content covered this week. Do not create your post as a reply to the pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig’s Create option to create a new post. Label your post […]

“This week is about spurious correlations. Check out these real-life examples: Spurious Correlations. Please post something to the discussion board related to the content covered this week. Do not create your post as a reply to the pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig’s Create option to create a new post. Label your post with the hashtag for the week (#Week3) […]