While the course focuses on behavioral applications in the work environment, other theoretical orientations are surveyed. Topics covered includepersonnel management, employee motivation, job satisfaction, the effects of compensation practices on employee behavior, and leadership. Prerequsite for the course is Psychology 100. The site of this practicum is The Center for Research in Learning and Self-Management. PSY 357 - Practicum with Special Populations Supervised experience in the application of principles of behavior analysis to special population.
Students serve as tutors in behavior change and training programs.
Empirical and theoretical issues related to habituation, respondent conditioning, operant conditioning, and the control of operant behavior by motivational and emotional variables. An introductory laboratory accompanies the lecture portion of the course. An introduction to physiology and its relationship to behavior interactions, behaviorally induced chemical changes and behavioral changes induced by chemical alterations. May be taken concurrently with PSY 378. A previous course in biology or chemistry is helpful but not required.