Opening Skinner’s Box: an IntroductionThe Behavior Analyst - Tập 37 - Trang 67-68 - 2014
Matthew P. Normand
Behavior analysts have redefined the subject matter of psychology, redesigned the experiments used to study that subject matter, renamed almost every part of the world pertaining to that subject matter, and created specialized organizations and journals. It is not surprising, then, that only a happy few ever hear what behavior analysts say. One problem is that we need to publish outside of the box...... hiện toàn bộ
Did John B. Watson Really “Found” Behaviorism?The Behavior Analyst - Tập 37 - Trang 1-12 - 2014
John C. Malone
Developments culminating in the nineteenth century, along with the predictable collapse of introspective psychology, meant that the rise of behavioral psychology was inevitable. In 1913, John B. Watson was an established scientist with impeccable credentials who acted as a strong and combative promoter of a natural science approach to psychology when just such an advocate was needed. He never clai...... hiện toàn bộ
A forgotten resource critical to the future of behavior analysis: Undergraduate psychology majorsThe Behavior Analyst - Tập 27 - Trang 33-41 - 2017
Gregory J. Madden, Kevin P. Klatt, David C. Jewett, Larry A. Morse
The demand for board-certified applied behavior analysts is not being met, and there is a perception that fewer students are exposed to systematic courses in basic and applied behavior analysis than was true a generation ago. This article outlines how we have successfully implemented an undergraduate curriculum in behavior analysis within a traditional department of psychology. Certification crede...... hiện toàn bộ
Behavior Analysts and Cultural Analysis: Troubles and IssuesThe Behavior Analyst - Tập 12 - Trang 17-33 - 2017
E. F. Malagodi, Kevin Jackson
Three strategic suggestions are offered to behavior analysts who are concerned with extending the interests of our discipline into domains traditionally assigned to the social sciences: (1) to expand our world-view perspectives beyond the boundaries commonly accepted by psychologists in general; (2) to build a cultural analytic framework upon the foundations we have developed for the study of indi...... hiện toàn bộ
A Classroom Demonstration of Self-Monitoring, Reactivity, and Interobserver AgreementThe Behavior Analyst - Tập 18 - Trang 141-146 - 2017
James E. Carr, Steven L. Taylor, John Austin
A brief classroom demonstration designed to introduce students to the concepts of self-monitoring, reactivity, and interobserver agreement is presented. The demonstration provides students with opportunities to monitor their own behavior, record the behavior of others, and calculate interobserver agreement percentages. Results of using the demonstration with students from two classes are presented...... hiện toàn bộ