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Behaviour Modification

73224

  • Level 6
  • 20 Credits
  • 0.1667 EFTS
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
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This course focuses on the fact that many behaviours are learned and that we can modify our behaviour by changing our environment.

You will learn about behavioural theories and principles and how they can be used to help decrease problem behaviours and increase desired behaviours.

Topics covered include:

  • behaviour assessment
  • positive reinforcement
  • extinction
  • shaping
  • reinforcement schedules
  • fading
  • chaining
  • generalisation
  • prompts
  • stimulus discrimination training
  • conditioned reinforcement
  • treatment evaluation, and
  • report writing and feedback.

Assessment

Assessment for this course is:

  • 70% internally assessed
  • 30% exam.

 For more information, including and a full list of exam times see our exam information:

Exam dates and venue information

Assessment for this course includes an examination

Open Polytechnic will, subject to you meeting the entry requirements for this course/programme, enrol you in this course.

Your enrolment in the course means that you should expect to complete an in-person examination.

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From T1 2023 this course will be 100% internally assessed 

 

Textbooks

There is a textbook required for this course. Visit our textbook page for more information.

Textbook information

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.

For online learning you need:

  • Access to a laptop or desktop computer
  • Reliable broadband internet and a data plan

Find out more about online learning

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.

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