Incorporating the Portable Operant Research and Teaching Laboratory into Undergraduate Introduction to Behavior Analysis Courses

Autor/inn/en	Goodhue, Rob J.; Liu, Szu Chi; Cihon, Traci M.
Titel	Incorporating the Portable Operant Research and Teaching Laboratory into Undergraduate Introduction to Behavior Analysis Courses
Quelle	In: Journal of Behavioral Education, 28 (2019) 4, S.517-541 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cihon, Traci M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-0819
DOI	10.1007/s10864-019-09323-y
Schlagwörter	Applied Behavior Analysis; Undergraduate Study; Teaching Methods; Laboratory Equipment; Research; Behavioral Science Research; Experiential Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grundstudium; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Laborausstattung; Forschung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen
Abstract	The use of operant chambers for research and teaching in behavior analysis is in decline due to the expense, maintenance, and ethical considerations of such complex mechanical apparati (Venneman and Knowles in Teach Psychol 32(1):66-68, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15328023top3201_13). Other technologies for testing and demonstrating behavioral principles have emerged in the pursuit of creating free operant paradigms that are accessible and effective for students and economical for institutions. One example is virtual programs that emulate the behavior of organisms such as "CyberRat" and "Sniffy" (Graham et al. in Behav Res Methods Instrum Comput 26(2):134-141, 1994. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03204606; Ray in CyberRat (version 1.0), Brown & Benchmark, Madison, 1996; Behav Philos 39:203-301, 2011). Recently, a new instrument has been developed--the Portable Operant Research and Teaching Lab (PORTL; Rosales-Ruiz and Hunter in Operants 4:34-36, 2016). PORTL is a tabletop apparatus comprised of various objects and tools that enable students to experience and manage free operant situations. In addition to its instructional benefits, PORTL provides a setting for basic research to be completed quickly and ethically with human participants. The purpose of this paper is to outline how to incorporate PORTL into undergraduate behavior analysis courses. Several examples of how PORTL has been incorporated into such courses, including sample exercises, are provided as a model for other course instructors. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01