Research in Behavior Analysis at USU
Faculty in the Behavior Analysis
emphasis provide
training for students interested in a broad array of topics in the
experimental analysis of behavior. There are training opportunities in
the investigation of basic behavioral processes as well as in
understanding the contribution of basic behavioral processes to drug
abuse and related issues. The list of research topics below constitutes
only a sample of recent project areas.
Recent research topics:
- Behavioral Momentum
- Behavioral Pharmacology
- Choice
- Conditioned Reinforcement
- Delay Discounting
- Drug Self-Administration
- Observing Behavior/Attending
- Operant Variability
- Timing
Laboratory Facilities:
- 12 operant chambers for pigeons
- 12 operant chambers for rats
- Med-PC interfacing and programming
- Facilities for conducting human research
- Additional rat and pigeon labs used for undergraduate instruction