The concepts and principles of behavior analysis explain how behavior works or, "why we do what we do." Click on the topic you would like to learn about, and an interactive instructional module will open in a new tab.
Learn the technical definition of reinforcement and apply it to examples.
Learn the technical definition of punishment and apply it to examples. (Complete the Reinforcement module before this one!)
Learn the difference between "positive" and "negative" as in "positive reinforcement" or "negative punishment". It may not be what you expect!
Learn what a response is, how it relates to behavior, and what a response class is.
What is public behavior?
What exactly is meant by "environment"? Are we talking about ecosystems and climate change?
What do these terms mean? When can you use them? How are they different?
A brief introduction to motivating operations. Or "Why we aren't eating constantly!"
An in-depth tutorial on establishing and abolishing operations, and the behavior-altering and value-altering effects of each. (Recommended: Complete the Motivation in Behavior Analysis module before this one!)
What in the world are the CMO-S, CMO-T & CMO-R? (Recommended: Complete the Motivating Operations module before this one!)
What is extinction? How can you tell if a decrease in behavior is because of extinction or something else?
So you stop reinforcing a behavior, what can you expect to happen next? Learn about the primary and secondary effects of extinction here.
What is verbal behavior? And how to tell the difference between mands, tacts, intraverbals, codics, & duplics? It will be helpful to have an introduction to motivating operations before beginning this module.