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Applied Behavioral Science Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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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: ... -
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 ... -
Public policy-making and research information
(behavior analyst, 1986)Discusses the types of information that behavioral researchers might provide to public policymakers and how it might be delivered in order to shape public policy. The stages of policymaking, including agenda formation, ... -
Toward a technology of generalization: The identification of natural contingencies of reinforcement
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1986)Describes and illustrates 5 forms of evidence useful for demonstrating the existence and function of behavioral traps. Although past researchers have noted a need to program for the generalization and maintenance of behavior ... -
Public information, dissemination, and behavior analysis
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1985)Suggests that behavior analysts have become increasingly concerned about inaccuracies and misconceptions in the public, educational, and professional information portraying their activities. Some of the conditions that ... -
Courseware and behavioral instruction: The design and dissemination of effective
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1985)Comments on P. R. Chase's (1985) suggestions in an earlier edition of the present journal with regard to the integration of behavioral instruction techniques with advanced authoring programs to design complex computerized ... -
Calculating percentage agreement correctly but writing its formula incorrectly
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1985)The conclusion that many behavioral scientists can correctly calculate percentage agreement, but most cannot write the formula used to calculate percentage agreement, is substantiated; purported proof for the correct formula ... -
On differentiation in applied behavior analysis
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1985)Four metaphorical types of activity in the field of applied behavior analysis are considered: prospecting, farming, building, and guiding. Advantages of each sphere are noted, and benefits of this division of labor to the ... -
Interbehavioral psychology and radical behaviorism: Some similarities and differences
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1984)Notes that J. R. Kantor's interbehavioral psychology and Skinner's radical behaviorism, while sharing a number of similar features, also differ on a number of dimensions. Some of these similarities and differences are ... -
Misconception and miseducation: Presentations of radical behaviorism in psychology textbooks
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1983)Analyzed 40 currently used textbooks in the areas of introductory, social, cognitive, personality, and developmental psychology to determine the incidence of misrepresentation of behaviorism. Findings show that topics on ... -
Comments on cognitive science in the experimental analysis of behavior
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1982)Describes arguments for the inclusion of cognitive science in the experimental analysis of behavior. These arguments are critically analyzed, with emphasis on the logic of objective inference and the renewed use of cognitive ...
