Dr. Alyce Dickinson teaches PSY 4600 every fall and spring semester.

This course provides an overview of diverse topics of behavior analysis research and applications. The objectives of the course are to increase students' understanding of the principles of respondent and operant conditioning and to introduce students to diverse areas of applications of behavioral psychology. Topics include: Performance management, teaching technology (direct instruction and precision teaching), college teaching, motivation, behavioral medicine, gerontology, verbal behavior, professional ethics, and certification in behavior analysis. Course prerequisites include PSY 3300 and 3600.

PSY 4600 Course Materials

Last updated: March 30th, 2020

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Syllabus (Spring 2020)

Study Objectives (Spring 2020)

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Lecture presentations and supplemental material
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Unit 1 - Respondent Conditioning: Principles and Applications

Unit 1 Lecture

Unit 2 - Operant Conditioning: Principles and Applications

Unit 2 Lecture

Unit 3 - Performance Management & Multiple Effects of Stimuli

Unit 3 Lecture

Multiple Effects of Stimuli - Flash based tutorial developed by Doug Johnson

Unit 4 - Gerontology and Staff Management

Unit 4 Part 1 Lecture

Unit 4 Part 2 Lecture

Unit 5 - Teaching Technology and Higher Education

Unit 5 Lecture

Unit 6 - Verbal Behavior

Unit 6 Lecture

Unit 7 - Motivating Operations

Unit 7 Lecture

Unit 8 - Certification & Licensing of Behavior Analysts and Professional Ethics

Unit 8 Lecture

Alyce Dickinson can be contacted at alyce.dickinson@wmich.edu

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