Question: Part 1

EVALUATING ABA RESEARCH

Resources

Attributes and Evaluation of Discussion Contributions.

Professional Communications and Writing Guide.
DeVries, J. E., Burnette, M. M., & Redmon, W. K. (1991). AIDS prevention: Improving nurses'' compliance with glove wearing through performance feedback. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 24(4), 705-711.

In this Instructor Contact Session, you will hear your instructor talk about some key readings from scholars in the field. Listen to the lecture and take notes. Then post a substantive response to the following discussion question:

Based on your readings in this unit, provide an evaluation or critique of the DeVries, Burnette, and Redmon journal article. You were first introduced to this research in PSY7702 (see Miltenberger, pages 50-51). Also we will refer to your Cooper, Heron, and Heward text''s recommendations for the purpose of evaluating applied behavior analysis research (pages 247-252). Discuss your evaluation of the article by considering internal, external, and social validity.

part 2
SELF-MANAGEMENT AND HABIT REVERSAL

Resources

Attributes and Evaluation of Discussion Contributions.
Professional Communications and Writing Guide.

In this Instructor Contact Session, you will hear your instructor talk about self-management and habit reversal procedures. Listen to the lecture and take notes. Then post a substantive response to the following discussion question:

What are some self-management and habit reversal procedures you have used? Speak to their effectiveness and weaknesses in context of real-life examples or settings as much as possible.