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behavior and to acquire skills that solve real-life
behavioral problems. Serious students of behavior (sometimes called
"psychology") should
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This site utilizes highly interactive
tutorials. In these tutorials you do NOT passively
read text, scroll and click. Instead, the powerful
technology of Programmed Instruction (PI)
engages you in learning as if you were
being privately tutored. Lessons are presented
in carefully crafted screen-by-screen sequences. Each
screen presents a little information. You actively respond.
And, you get immediate feedback. You work alone at your
own pace. PI is more work than passive reading,
but much scientific research has proven that you will
remember much more of each lesson.
Introductory, Medium, and Advanced level tutorials and
courses are listed in the menu below. Generally,
you should complete the less challenging lessons before
progressing to more difficult materials. We recommend working
down the menu since some tutorials build on knowledge acquired
from previous tutorials. Click on any title (in the center
left) to display a detailed description and how to
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been affordably priced to encourage users to return and
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You may notice some
non-American spelling here and there in this
site. The software delivery system was created by those who
use British spelling and punctuation conventions and we have not
elected to change all occurrences.
If you are new to this site, please start here. Doing the first of these will give you an idea of nature of the instruction at this website. These five sets explain what behavior analysis is and what a "contingency of reinforcement" is. Do them in sequence. They are for those who are new to the science of behavior or would like a review of this site's orientation. We suggest that immediately following these five sets you do the next selection below this one. Do selections down this menu in sequence because they build upon each other using the vocabulary introduced in each preceding set. Very few people talk about curtailing the world trends of overpopulation, overconsumption, pollution, and the threat of nuclear warfare. Even fewer people do much about it. These tutorials explain why. They also point to the important roles of scholars, writers, scientists, and teachers in saving the world by correcting current trends. The tutorials address related barriers including governments, religions, the accumulation of wealth, and limited understanding of the science of behavior. These tutorials draw significantly from a seminal paper written by B. F. Skinner shortly before his death. Sample these 6 tutorials for free. Each tutorial
takes approximately 15-30 minutes to complete. If you like what you
experience here, subscribe to the complete set
immediately below. The first 6 tutorials are available above for
free. This series of tutorials and review lessons, called the
ABASETS, delivers an expanding presentation about the science of
behavior, its philosophy, assumptions, and methods for discovery of
the functional relations between behavior and the variables that
control it. Each tutorial requires approximately 15-30
minutes to complete. Click here for an outline of the concepts and
learning objectives covered in these tutorials. Sample these 3 tutorials for free. Each tutorial takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. If you like what you experience here, subscribe to the complete set immediately below. The first 3 tutorials can be sampled above for
free. These tutorials teach the implications of a science
of behavior. Freedom of action is defined from a scientific point
of view. The science of behavior leads to more effective
methods of behavior management, but in doing so it raises ethical
issues. The critical issue of where behavior begins (i.e., what
causes behavior) is carefully explained. At the end of these
tutorials, the user will be able to broadly explain why people
behave as they do, explain the significance of current cultural
traditions, and explain how a science of behavior can help to solve
the behavioral problems of daily living and world trends. Each of
the 63 tutorials takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.
This tutorial borrows significantly from B. F. Skinner's book
BEYOND FREEDOM AND DIGNITY. Click here for an outline of the concepts and
learner objectives addressed in these tutorials. This pretest of your ethical recognition skills is free. A
series of scenarios are presented in which a behavior analyst is
faced with an ethical dilemma. These scenarios were designed to
align with the guidelines for ethical behavior available at the
www.bacb.com website. Your score
will inform you as to how much you may gain from the tutorials
you can purchase below. At the end of the tutorials below, a
similar posttest appears to assess how much you have
learned from the purchased tutorials.
Target audience: These tutorials and the
posttest are well-suited for professionals holding, or students
seeking, certification in behavior analysis. Other students and
professionals may benefit from exposure to these important
lessons. 3 continuing education (type 2)
credits for currently certified behavior analysts
(BCBA or BCaBA) may be requested after successful completion. If
you are a student in approved university program, ask
your instructor about earning course credit by completing
these tutorials and the posttest. Other professionals
can request a record of successful completion that may be
applied to licensure or professional development requirements in
some states, agencies, school districts, etc. Goals
of this course: Behavior analysts must be experts in
solving ethical dilemmas because they are often faced
with complex and potentially dangerous situations, such
as aggressive or harmful client behaviors; difficulties in
coordinating effective interventions
by parents, caretakers, or teachers; or requests
to apply punitive interventions. Course
topics: This program examines the study of
difficult decisions involving conflicting individual and cultural
(social) contingencies of reinforcement, known as ethics.
Instructional methods: Eight brief
tutorials cover the basic principles of ethical
behavior. Participants also study the
ethical guidelines available at the www.bacb.com website and then complete
the posttest containing 150 practical
scenarios describing ethical dilemmas. Detailed
feedback is provided. The authors are solely responsible for
their interpretation of the BACB guidelines. These
interpretations are in no way sanctioned, nor approved by the
BACB.
These tutorials discuss various issues important in our daily
lives. They demonstrate how a behavior analytic interpretation can
clarify how we might live happier lives. Some of the diverse range
of topics addressed by these tutorials include Procreation, Vegetarianism, Skinner's Aircrib,
Teaching with Computers, the Importance of Solitude, Things Versus
People, the Devil, and Tolerance.
We believe this self-test is a good way to see where you stand concerning your knowledge of basic behavioral principles--possibly as you are preparing to achieve certification in the field of behavior analysis. Each of the 12 self tests covers a unit of content taught by the ABOUT BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS tutorials (see above in this roster of tutorials) --and should be taken relatively quickly--and each takes about 10-15 minutes. They are an excellent review in preparation for taking examinations for certification or courses.
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