Description
Areas of Application for Behavioral Psychology
Review “Areas of Application” in Chapter 1 (Miltenberger, 2016, pp. 12-15). Select one area and answer the following questions:
Identify which area of application you have selected and why you gravitated toward this field.
What is one specific way in which behavior modification techniques might be used in this field? What would be the end goal when using these techniques?
After reviewing “Misapplications” in Chapters 2 and 3 (pp. 42 and 63), how might principles of behavior modification be misapplied in the field you selected? What might be the outcome of this misapplication?
How can individuals applying these techniques avoid the misapplication you describe?
Reading:
Miltenberger, R. G. (2016). Behavior modification: Principles and procedures (6th ed.).
Chapter 1: Introduction to Behavior Modification
Chapter 2: Observing and recording behavior (assigned sections only)
pp. 20-31
Chapter 3: Graphing behavior and measuring change (assigned sections only)
pp. 45-53
VIEWING:
CCU Video Presentation: Behavioral data graphing (13:42)
Video: Graphing in ABA (13:56)
Video: Operational Definition Video (2:06)
