Description:

This course addresses: principles of behavior modification, operationalizing and assessing behavior, specific behavior therapy techniques, the design and empirical evaluation of behavior change programs, and the application of behavior therapy to treat clinical disorders in adults and children. Students will complete a behavior modification project, which they will describe in a paper written in APA format and present in class, discuss another studentŐs paper in class, and take a midterm and a final exam.

Texts:

Martin, G., & Pear, J. (1996). Behavior modification: What it is and how to do it (5th ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Selected readings.

Grading and Requirements:

Proposal		4%
Final paper		30%
Class presentation of project/paper		4%
Discussion of another student's paper		2%
Exam 1		30%
Exam 2		30%

Prerequisites:

Psychology 301 with a grade of C or better, Psychology 418 or an equivalent statistics course with a grade of C or better, upper division standing, and 6 semester hours of upper division psychology.

Updated 16 June 1998
Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
University of Texas at Austin

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