SPED - 8311 Applied Behavior Analysis Basic Principles (3)

Provides a strong foundation for practical classroom management procedures; focuses on behavioral principles and their application to diverse populations; includes but not limited to basic principles of positive and negative reinforcement, extinction, punishment, discrimination, and stimulus control; also includes procedures and techniques derived from these principles such as prompting, fading, shaping, chaining, reinforcement schedules, time out, response cost, behavioral contracts and token economy. Required: 30 clinical/field hours. Instructional Method: Lecture/Discussion and Clinical/Field Hours Prerequisites: SPED-6101 or its equivalent; SPED-8200; SPED-8805.