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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

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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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

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ASD
intellectual disability
- b-mod teaches variety of functional skills to overcome deficits

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clinical behaviour analysis and cog behaviour therapies

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eating disorder, anxiety, psych disorders
- behavior therapy

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enviro sustainability

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improve sustainability practices and behaviours

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parenting

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enuresis (bed-wetting)
oppositional behaviour
bad manners
tantrums

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medical care

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treatment compliance
brain injury rehab

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health

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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

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classroom management
programmed instruction
improved teaching methods

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sport psych

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coaching
applied sport psych to enhance performance

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employment settings

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increase productivity and safety via organizational beh management

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self-management

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apply b-mod
- control habits, health-related, prof and personal problems

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is behaviour a static characteristic of a person?

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no

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analyzing

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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

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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?

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behavioral excess and deficits

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behavioral excess

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undesirable target behavior the person wants to decrease in freq, duration, intensity

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behavioral deficit

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desirable target behavior the person wants to increase in freq, duration, or intensity

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token economy

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motivational procedure for patients in diff settings

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community psych

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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

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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

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in childhood
prevent abuse, abduction, accidents, neglect, infection, STD
- one aspect of community psych

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gerontology

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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

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behaviour analyst certification board
- certificate for individuals to practice behavior analysis as a profession

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association for behavior analysis

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set of ethical guidelines for practice of behavior analysis

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Telehealth

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dr visit through video calling

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DEI

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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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