Lesson One Field Notes
Whitney Harrington
SPE 531: Meth App Beh Analy for Ex Pop
Dr. Turner/ Adriana Torres
January 16, 2016
LESSON ONE FIELD NOTES
The history of behaviorism and the theory of conditioning behavior is found in within the Romans. While trying to manage the amount of alcohol drank, there was use of positive reinforcement involving eels in the bottom of wine glasses. In american history, there is evidence of conditioning by non other than Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was searching for ways to gather people around while praying; also involving alcohol [rum]. Most recent in the development of behaviorism involves parents and teachers using examples of positive reinforcement, punishment, and extinction [ …show more content…
To a group of “humanists” this may mean the unwilling change of behavior. This leads them to believe that ABA is unethical by not abiding by the law of free will. People also challenge the effectiveness of applied behavior analysis [Troutman/Alberto pg 22, FK01-FK09]. When considering the ethical practices of applied behavioral analysis there are a lot of factors to keep in mind. The environment of which ABA is being utilized will help understand the ethical rules needed to meet the standards. For example, while working with children in the school system there might be consideration of the institution and the parents of the child. This insures to maintain the relationship of trust as well as understanding their feelings about certain procedures [Troutman/Alberto pg 27 G07]. While practicing ABA Cooper believes it is important to keep these three questions while considering the ethical values of applied behavior
What is the right thing to do?
What is worth doing?
What does it mean to be a good behavior analyst? (Cooper 666 G07)
REFERENCES
Alberto, P., & Troutman, A. (2013). Applied behavior analysis for teachers (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.:
Whitney Harrington
SPE 531: Meth App Beh Analy for Ex Pop
Dr. Turner/ Adriana Torres
January 16, 2016
LESSON ONE FIELD NOTES
The history of behaviorism and the theory of conditioning behavior is found in within the Romans. While trying to manage the amount of alcohol drank, there was use of positive reinforcement involving eels in the bottom of wine glasses. In american history, there is evidence of conditioning by non other than Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was searching for ways to gather people around while praying; also involving alcohol [rum]. Most recent in the development of behaviorism involves parents and teachers using examples of positive reinforcement, punishment, and extinction [ …show more content…
To a group of “humanists” this may mean the unwilling change of behavior. This leads them to believe that ABA is unethical by not abiding by the law of free will. People also challenge the effectiveness of applied behavior analysis [Troutman/Alberto pg 22, FK01-FK09]. When considering the ethical practices of applied behavioral analysis there are a lot of factors to keep in mind. The environment of which ABA is being utilized will help understand the ethical rules needed to meet the standards. For example, while working with children in the school system there might be consideration of the institution and the parents of the child. This insures to maintain the relationship of trust as well as understanding their feelings about certain procedures [Troutman/Alberto pg 27 G07]. While practicing ABA Cooper believes it is important to keep these three questions while considering the ethical values of applied behavior
What is the right thing to do?
What is worth doing?
What does it mean to be a good behavior analyst? (Cooper 666 G07)
REFERENCES
Alberto, P., & Troutman, A. (2013). Applied behavior analysis for teachers (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: