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Berens, Nicholas M.; Hayes, Steven C. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2007
Arbitrarily applicable derived relational responding has been argued by relational frame theorists to be a form of operant behavior. The present study examined this idea with 4 female participants, ages 4 to 5 years old, who could not perform a series of problem-solving tasks involving arbitrary more than and less than relations. In a combined…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Reinforcement, Problem Solving, Young Children
Athey, Irene – 1971
Three language models (Staats, Lenneberg, and Piaget) are reviewed, and implications for reading are suggested. Staats' behaviorist stance maintains that imitation, mediation, generalization, and discrimination are key concepts in language learning behavior. Critics contest the importance of these concepts and claim that behaviorists cannot fully…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Biological Influences, Child Language, Cognitive Development
Papousek, Hanus – 1966
Studies on learning in infants show that in infancy every month of life represents a new level of learning. The functional state of the central nervous system can be influenced by physiological factors which cause fluctuating changes in functions important for learning. Once a stimulus becomes a conditioned signal, it acquires strong power in…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Infants, Learning Processes