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Applied Behavioral Science: Recent submissions
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The Effectiveness of Classroom-Based Functional Analyses and Interventions for Off-Task and Disruptive Behaviors in a General Education Reading Classroom
(University of Kansas, 2008-01-01)Experimental functional analysis has been empirically validated as an assessment tool for problem behaviors with a variety of populations in a range of settings; however, there is a dearth of research demonstrating that ... -
Trends in women's participation at the meetings of the Association for Behavior Analysis: 1975-2005
(2007)We examined women's participation, relative to men's, at the annual meetings of the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA) between 1975 and 2005. Among our findings are upward trends in female presenters across formats ... -
B. F. Skinner's contributions to applied behavior analysis
(2005)Our paper reviews and analyzes B. F. Skinner's contributions to applied behavior analysis in order to assess his role as the field's originator and founder. We found, first, that his contributions fall into five categorizes: ... -
A Behaviorally Based Teacher Driven Meeting System: Survival
(University of Kansas, 2008-01-02)The main purpose of this project was to develop a teacher run, behaviorally based meeting system to foster teacher data-based decision-making when targeting either academic and/or behavioral problems in either general or ... -
Analyzing the Contributions of a Community Coalition in an Urban Neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri: An Empirical Case Study of the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-27)Community coalitions aim to facilitate changes in community outcomes and conditions by addressing problems and determinants of health and well-being. Although there is increasing support for community coalitions, there is ... -
THE EFFECTS OF VARIABLE-MOMENTARY DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT ON TODDLER LOCATION PRIOR TO MEALS
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-14)Adoptability of classroom interventions should be considered when developing techniques for classroom management (Fantuzzo & Atkins, 1992). In the present study, we incorporated several components designed to enhance the ... -
The Effect of Staff Training on the Level of Engagement with Individuals with Developmental Disabilities within Two Day-Habilitation Settings
(University of Kansas, 2008-04-25)This study examined the effects of a staff-training intervention on the use of engagement procedures by direct-care staff who worked with adults with developmental disabilities. The intervention consisted of a mini-workshop, ... -
Comparison of Simultaneous Prompting to No-No Prompting on Discrimination Learning for Three Children with Autism
(University of Kansas, 2008-06-09)There are many different prompting systems that are being implemented to teach children with autism a variety of skills. This study looked to compare no-no prompt to simultaneous prompting for three children with autism. ... -
An Investigation of the effects of behavioral and pharmacological interventions on the academic performance of students with ADHD
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-03)ADHD is a potentially life-long condition that is first diagnosed in childhood and has no known cure. In addition to having behavior problems such as inattention and hyperactivity, the disorder impacts other areas of the ... -
Tense marking in children with autism
(Cambridge University Press, 2004-07)A recent large-scale study identified a subgroup of children with autism who had a language profile similar to that found among children with specific language impairment (SLI). including difficulties with nonsense word ... -
Comments on the 1950s applications and extensions of Skinner's operant psychology
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 2003)These comments address V. G. Lades' (see record 2003-10336-005), D. A. Dewsbury's (see record 2003-10336-006), and A. Rutherford's (200310336-007) papers on the extension and application of Skinner's operant psychology ... -
The aim, progress, and evolution of behavior analysis
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1992)Discusses Skinner's 3 major contributions to behavior analysis: prediction and control (1931), the 3-term contingency (1938), and radical behaviorism (1945). Skinner's most important contribution, however, was his empirical ... -
The influence of Kantor's interbehavioral psychology on behavior analysis
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1982)A review of the literature and a survey of 143 board members of the Journal for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, and Behaviorism delineated the contributions of J. R. Kantor's ... -
Introductory comments: Applied behavior analysis in crime and delinquency: Focus on prevention
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1987)Introduces 3 papers on applied behavior analysis in crime and delinquency that were originally presented at a symposium at the 1986 meeting of the American Psychological Association. They are the work of M. T. Nietzel and ... -
Bibliographic processes and products, and a bibliography of the published primary-source works of B. F. Skinner
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 2003)This paper introduces the nature and practice of bibliography (e.g., definition, history, and genres); it reviews the extant B. F. Skinner bibliographies (1958 to 2001); and it describes the methods used in constructing a ... -
Whether, when, and why Skinner published on biological participation in behavior
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 2004)This paper brings some data to bear on the criticisms, claims, and arguments that Skinner (a) denied or dismissed biological participation in behavior, (b) addressed it only late in his career or more often later than ... -
A history of the term radical behaviorism: From Watson to Skinner
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1987)Describes the origins and evolution of the term radical behaviorism, tracing it through the thought of J. B. Watson (published 1913-1930) and B. F. Skinner (published 1931-1983). It is asserted that, today, radical behaviorism ... -
The great power of steady misrepresentation: Behaviorism's presumed denial of instinct
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1987)Responds to the work of J. L. Gould and P. Marler (1987) by suggesting that they are perpetuating a misrepresentation of behaviorism's understanding of instinct, a serious impediment to effective interaction between ... -
The early research of John B. Watson: Before the behavioral revolution
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1986)Presents an overview of Watson's pre-1913 research that focuses on (1) his doctoral thesis and 1st book; (2) his studies with H. Carr on the role of the various sense modalities in rats' maze learning; (3) his collaboration ...