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Holth, Per – Behavior Analyst, 2012
A series of experiments on operant variability by Neuringer and colleagues (e.g., Neuringer, 1986, 2002; Page & Neuringer, 1985) have been repeatedly cited as showing that behavioral variability can be reinforced by making reinforcement contingent on it. They showed that the degree of variability in pigeons' eight-peck sequences, as measured by U…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Reinforcement, Topography
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McIlvane, William J. – Behavior Analyst, 2009
Throughout its history, laboratory research in the experimental analysis of behavior has been successful in elucidating and clarifying basic learning principles and processes in both humans and nonhumans. In parallel, applied behavior analysis has shown how fundamental behavior-analytic principles and procedures can be employed to promote…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Autism, Neurological Impairments, Laboratories
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Layng, T. V. Joe – Behavior Analyst, 2009
This paper has two purposes; the first is to reintroduce Goldiamond's constructional approach to clinical behavior analysis and to the field of behavior analysis as a whole, which, unfortunately, remains largely unaware of his nonlinear functional analysis and its implications. The approach is not simply a set of clinical techniques; instead it…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Laboratory Equipment, Behavioral Science Research, Theory Practice Relationship
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Mace, F. Charles; McComas, Jennifer J.; Mauro, Benjamin C.; Progar, Patrick R.; Taylor, Bridget; Ervin, Ruth; Zangrillo, Amanda N. – Behavior Analyst, 2009
We summarize a series of bidirectional research studies that demonstrate the persistence-strengthening effects of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior on problem behavior. We model a possible solution to this problem with rats followed by replication with a human clinical population. The importance of coordinated basic and applied…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Theory Practice Relationship, Disease Control, Behavior Problems
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Critchfield, Thomas S.; Reed, Derek D. – Behavior Analyst, 2009
Although quantitative analysis (in which behavior principles are defined in terms of equations) has become common in basic behavior analysis, translational efforts often examine everyday events through the lens of narrative versions of laboratory-derived principles. This approach to translation, although useful, is incomplete because equations may…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Behavioral Science Research, Models, Equations (Mathematics)
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Vilardaga, Roger; Hayes, Steven C.; Levin, Michael E.; Muto, Takashi – Behavior Analyst, 2009
Behavior analysis is a field dedicated to the development and application of behavioral principles to the understanding and modification of the psychological actions of organisms. As such, behavior analysis was committed from the beginning to a comprehensive account of behavior, stretching from animal learning to complex human behavior. Despite…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Behavior Modification, Methods, Adjustment (to Environment)