Experimental analysis of behavior

This heartfelt experience brought me to the realization that I need to focus on the psychological aspects of learning and behavior in order to make the impact that I truly desire. This very special child elicited a life-changing experience, which turned my focus from classroom teaching to enacting change in different ways. Seeing children struggle to no avail is the reason I…

WMU Personal Statement From a very young age I have taken a particular interest in education, learning processes, and human behavior. It is this interest that has driven me to explore career options within the field of behavior analysis, while focusing my efforts in the school and classroom environments. My academic and practical experiences in behavioral science and elementary education have provided me with unique learning experiences and exposure to many different aspects of the education…

systems. She used the behavior change system project from SPE 565 - Behavior Change Systems to align with task list items F-03: Use Direct Instruction and F-07: Use functional communication training. During the discussion Pamela chose, her group discussed the use of augmentative communication systems as well as the use of Functional Communication Training (FCT) and how it can help…

Applied behavior analysis is a type of strategy to help teach children with autism functional skills and provide continuous assessment of their progress. This approach is based on positive reinforcement or rewarding of desired behaviors. This meaning that if a child is accomplishing a behavior that you want them to do then they would receive a reward. In this strategy it is also meant to help punish the unwanted behaviors by the students. Children with autism have…

to develop my teaching and learning skills through applying my applied behavioural analysis (ABA) knowledge and gaining a practical experience while performing hands-on activities with the autism children. The four goals that I would like to achieve in my field placement are two generic skills – effective communication skills and team work skills and two behavioural skills- reinforcement and writing task analysis. 1. Generic Skills- a) Effective Communication Skills- I believe that been a…

I would give Jason the diagnosis of having autism. From what is described by his behavior, he matches a lot of DSM-V criteria for having the diagnosis of autism. When talking to the school psychologist, he did not make eye contact, demonstrating the impairment of using eye contact during social situations. His school psychologist also noted that Jason also did not appropriately respond to social cues nor was interested to building a relationship with her. This further demonstrates that Jason…

at school, but at home this could alter the SD. Therefore, it is important for the behavior analyst to determine which procedure to use. The authors stated that pre-attending skills are important when developing stimulus control (Cooper et al.,(2007, p.400).For example, if the client does not have the programming of making eye intact, it would be hard for the student to watch the behavior analyst model the behavior and follow suite. Another important note is stimulus salience, which is the…

career I have chosen to look into is being a behavior analyst. The essential information about this career is they study all sorts of behaviors. They assess individuals with behavioral problems, study changes. This career focuses on behaviors that can be observed and measured. They do have some research in their job where they would conduct studies of measure specific influences, such as the environment, on behavior or look for new ways to solve behavior problems in specific audiences, whether…

Solution Focused Approach The solution focused approach falls under the wide branch of humanism “Its roots are in Systems Theory which posits that individuals who are in frequent contact will unavoidably influence each other.” (Lyons, Ford, & Arthur-Kelly, 2011, p. 25) Unlike many of the other humanist theories the Solution Focused approach does not focus on the individual as a problem but rather as a solution; the belief being that the problem comes from the individual’s interactions. To assess…

Digital Rewards System The digital rewards system is another behavioral modification method used as a reward system to encourage better behaviors. The gist of this reward type is using technological means to monitor behaviors within the classroom (Howlin, 2015). Using technology in order to assess the progress of the students has both benefits and drawbacks. The first benefit is that it is easy to communicate with the parents. With programs such as Class Dojo or on the computer, it makes it…