CSA 610 - Behaviorism

This course is designed to develop competence in the history and philosophy of behavior analysis, focusing on the theoretical and philosophical foundations of behaviorism. Students will explore the goals of behavior analysis as a science (description, prediction, and control) and examine the philosophical assumptions that underlie the field, including selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony, and pragmatism. The course provides a comprehensive understanding of radical behaviorism as a framework for explaining behavior and differentiates it from other areas of behavior analysis, such as the experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis, and professional practice guided by behavior analytic principles. Additionally, students will identify and describe the core dimensions of applied behavior analysis while learning to distinguish between respondent and operant conditioning.

1 semester 3 credits.

Esse non videri — “To be, not to seem.”

BROOKLYN

LONG ISLAND

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CSA 610 - Behaviorism