Utdyping av grunnleggende begrep i atferdsanalyse

Coursework requirements from MALK 4000-401, 4000- 402 and MALKA 211 or equivalent must be approved to participate and submit coursework requirements in MALKA212.

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge and competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can identify and discuss the core concepts and processes of respondent conditioning
• can identify and discuss core concepts and principles in operant conditioning
• can describe and give examples of interactions between respondent and operant conditioning

Competence

• The studentcan present core concepts and processes of respondent and operant conditioning to the public and researchers within the behavior analytic discipline

Core concepts in respondent and operant conditioning.

The course will include lectures, exercises, oral presentations and discussion of reading materials. The lectures will partly be based on interteaching sequences using literature from the curriculum. Internet-based exercises consisting of programmed instructions will be used.

Students submit 4 written assignments, each with maximum 3 pages including references, according to the deadlines in the course schedule.

Individual written examination with invigilation, 4 hours.

Exam questions are in English. Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

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A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade

One internal and one external examiner