PSY-5109 v1

Skinner’s Descriptive Behavior/Operant Conditioning Theory. (2006). Elsevier Science & Technology.
Read chapter 1

McSweeney, F. K., & Murphy, E. S. (2014). The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of operant and classical conditioning. Wiley Blackwell.
These pages provide you with a better understanding of operant and classical conditioning.

Malone, J.C. (2014, March 15). Did John B. Watson really "found" behaviorism? Behavior Analyst, 37(1),1-12.
This article provides an overview of the beginning of behaviorism.

Lindström, B., Bellander, M., Schultner, D.T., Chang, A., Tobler, P., & Amodio, D.M. (2021). A computational reward learning account of social media engagement. Nat Commun 12, 1311.
This article presents an overview of the relationship between reinforcement and social media use.

Tyner, S., Brewer, A., Helman, M., Leon, Y., Pritchard, J., & Schlund, M. (2016). Nice doggie! Contact desensitization plus reinforcement decreases dog phobias for children with autism. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 9(1), 54–57.
This article presents a case study using desensitization to reduce a phobia.

Dubord, G. (2011). Part 12. Systematic desensitization. Canadian Family Physician Medecin de Famille Canadien, 57(11), 1299.
This article provides an overview of the development of a hierarchy for systematic desensitization.

Films Media Group. (2010). Into the mind: Emotions. Films On Demand. Retrieved July 31, 2023, from https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102577&xtid=43511.
Watch 7’30” to 14’ to view the original video of the Little Albert study.

Rockloff, M., Stuart, G., Kim, H. S., & Hodgins, D. C. (2020). Free-spins spur gamblers to quit EGMs early: An online EGM study. Journal of Gambling Studies, 36(2), 435–443. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-019-09925-1
One of the principles of operant conditioning is reinforcement schedules. This study will provide an alternate explanation for a specific behavior.
Students will need to select National University in order to access this document.

Nash, J. (2022, September 23). Systematic Desensitization Steps: 13 Techniques & Worksheets
. Positive Psychology.
This website provides a good overview of the steps involved in systematic desensitization