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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title Experimental Behavioural Analysis
Module Code NS229
School School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Sinead Smyth
Semester 2: Sinead Smyth
Autumn: Sinead Smyth
Module TeacherSinead Smyth
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
Module Aims:To explore the key concepts and issues in behavioural psychology, with a particular focus on learning and human language and cognition.To explore the contribution that behaviour analysis can make to the whole field of psychology.

Learning Outcomes
1. Outline the main features of conceptual framework of behaviour analysis as an a approach to psychology
2. Describe key methods of investigation in behaviour analysis
3. Explain the key principles of behaviour analysis
4. Critically analyse experimental studies in behaviour analysis
5. Identify reinforcing consequences that will change behaviour in experimental and applied settings.
6. Use behaviour principles to interpret psychological processes



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24Two hours of lectures per week
Lecturer supervised learning12A combination of seminars, tutorials and practical exercises
Assignment35Essay
Independent learning time54Reading core text, studying for end of semester exam, ohter independent study
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Experimental analysis of behaviour is a scientific approach to the study of human behaviour and psychology..
It differs from a range of other contemporary approaches to the same issues in that it identifies the crucial process as the interaction between the person and their social and physical environment. This module covers the main areas of behaviour analysis with a particular focus on human language and cognition:.

Philosophy and concepts.
Classical conditioning.

Reinforcement.
Operant Conditioning,.

Stimulus control.
Conditional discrimination.

Stimulus Equivalence.
Transfer of functions.

Verbal behaviour.
Recent advances.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment50% Examination Weight50%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
EssayStudents will choose an essay title that will focus on an area of interest in the field of experimental behaviour analysis. Topics will range from key principles of behaviour analysis to human language and cognition50%n/a
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1
Indicative Reading List
  • Leslie, J. C.: 2002, Essential behaviour analysis., Arnold., London,
  • Leslie, J. C.: 1996, Principles of behavioral analysis., Psychology Press, Hove,
  • Hayes, S.C., Barnes-Holmes, D. & Roche, B. (Eds.).: 2001, Relational frame theory: A post-Skinnerian account of language and cognition., Plenum Press, New York,
  • Niklas, M.D. Torneke,: 0, Learning Rft: An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory and Its Clinical Applications, 1572249064
  • Hayes, S. C.: 2004, Rule-Governed Behavior, New Harbinger Publications, CA, 1878978489
  • Murray Sidman: 1994, Equivalence relations and behavior, Authors Cooperative, Boston, MA, 0962331163
Other Resources
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BPYBSc (Honours) in Psychology
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