Experimental Analysis of Behavior

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This course provides an in-depth exploration of fundamental principles and advanced topics in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), emphasizing translational research, the relationship between research evidence, and clinical application. You will develop competence in understanding how principles of behavior are discovered and explained in the context of basic research by examining the evidence and applications for foundational principles of ABA, experimental methodology, Pavlovian conditioning, and operant conditioning. Additionally, you will evaluate advanced topics in translational research, such as motivation, choice, verbal behavior, resistance to change, and behavioral economics. You will also analyze the process of creating a research proposal to investigate a translational topic in ABA.