Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisitePSYC C1000 or 305 with a grade of "C" or better Transfers ToCSUCSU GE Area EDescriptionThis course focuses on basic behavioral principles that describe relations between operant behavior and the social and physical environment. It examines behavior as a part of the natural world and in everyday situations. This course focuses on principles of operant conditioning, such as reinforcement, extinction, differential reinforcement, and punishment, as they are related to naturally occurring events. Additional topics include experimental and intervention procedures of applied behavioral analysis. The course also covers practical applications including self-management, institutional settings, schools, child behavior management, as well as treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorders. 