NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Schlinger, Henry D., Jr. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2017
In the present essay, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the publication of B. F. Skinner's "Verbal Behavior", I stand by and defend the judgment I expressed in my article "The Long Goodbye: Why B. F. Skinner's 'Verbal Behavior' Is Alive and Well on the 50th Anniversary of Its Publication" (2008c)--that Skinner's…
Descriptors: Reflection, Verbal Operant Conditioning, Reinforcement, Behavior Modification
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
DeGraaf, Allison; Schlinger, Henry D., Jr. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2012
Gutierrez (2006) experimentally demonstrated the effects of joint control and particularly the role of response mediation in the sequencing behavior of adults using an unfamiliar language. The purpose of the current study was to replicate and extend the procedures used by Gutierrez by comparing the effects of joint control training with the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Experiments
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Susa, Carrie; Schlinger, Henry D., Jr. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2012
Research has shown that reinforcing novel behaviors can increase the number of different ways that an individual behaves (Goetz & Baer, 1973; Pryor, Haag, & O'Reilly, 1969). However, it was not until more recently that researchers began to consider "variability" to be a reinforceable operant in and of itself (Neuringer, 2002). More specifically,…
Descriptors: Autism, Reinforcement, Children, Males
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Heldt, Juliane; Schlinger, Henry D., Jr. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2012
Research has shown that variability may be an operant dimension of behavior. One method of reinforcing response variability is to use a lag schedule of reinforcement (Page & Neuringer, 1985). Several studies have shown that a Lag 1 schedule is effective in increasing variable responding with human participants (e.g., Esch, Esch, & Love, 2009; Lee,…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Behavior Modification, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Change