The fictional character I’ve chosen to discuss this week is Fiona from Shrek. When she was a young girl, a witch cast a spell on her causing her to become an ogre from sunset until sunrise each night. Some diverse…

By Day 4 Post a description of the four key concepts (purpose, audience, presence of bias, and quality of evidence) of scholarly writing as they relate to the article you chose. Further explain why you believe these concepts are important to…

Discussion: Respondent and Operant Conditioning Operant and respondent (classical) conditioning are both used to establish and modify behaviors. These concepts originated in the field of behavioral psychology and share similarities and differences. Perhaps the clearest example of the difference between…

50 years later, this article still relates to Applied Behavior Analysis today because in current ABA, clinicians believe that there must be a relationship between stimuli and the way humans behave in an environment. “In applied research, there is typically…

Applied behavior analysis uses what we have learned from behaviorism and the experimental analysis of behavior to help create adaptive behavioral change to help improve our clients’ social functioning and quality of life (Walden University, 2021s). Working as an instructional aide…

COLLAPSE I agree with the aforementioned statement. Behaviorism is an intellectual way of thinking that stresses conduct as opposed to contemplations, sentiments, or inspirations. Behaviorism, which traces all the way back to the mid 20th century, keeps on influencing current…

Discussion: Philosophical Assumptions Photo Credit: esoxx – stock.adobe.com The behavior of the scientists of applied behavior analysis is characterized by a set of philosophical assumptions and attitudes of science. They guide the work of the behavior analyst, including their investigations, strategic…

Discussion: Philosophical Assumptions Photo Credit: esoxx – stock.adobe.com The behavior of the scientists of applied behavior analysis is characterized by a set of philosophical assumptions and attitudes of science. They guide the work of the behavior analyst, including their investigations, strategic…

COLLAPSE Throughout my high school years I was a dancer in the marching band. Two weeks out of the summer we had to attend band camp. During band camp we practiced our routines and taught new members the routines. During…

Week 1: Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis This week, you will examine the foundations of applied behavior analysis. You consider operant conditioning and how it has affected your life, and you will analyze behavior analysis scenarios and identify the applied…