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PSY 749

Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Advanced study of research in the experimental analysis of human behavior. Exploration of similarities and differences between the behavior of humans and non-human animals, through the lens of behavioral and evolutionary principles.

Requirements

Prerequisites

PSY 609PSY 711
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: PSY 609; PSY 711.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Terms

fall

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • design and implement laboratory experiments to determine functional relations with respect to the behavior of an individual human.
  • critically evaluate and discuss observations and experimental findings using the terminology of behavioral science.
  • apply results from the experimental analysis of human behavior to solve individual, scientific, and social problems.