2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

PSYC 215 Applied Behavior Analysis

This course is an introduction to the methods of behavior modification. It surveys the practical application of learning principles to the improvement of behavior in a variety of individual and group settings. 

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Sophomore standing or permission

Offered

Fall

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. To provide an overview of reinforcement and punishment principles used in changing human behavior.
  2. Introduce common strategies of applying reinforcement and punishment in changing behaviors.
  3. Allow students to applying learning principles in changing their own behavior.