The effect of joint control training on the acquisition and durability of a sequencing task

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 effects of a prompt-and-fade procedure on the acquisition of a sequencing task. The effects of each procedure on delayed sequencing behavior were also tested. Ten undergraduate students participated in 2 experiments. The results indicated that all participants acquired the sequencing response in fewer trials and maintained accurate delayed responding when the component responses necessary for joint control were directly taught. Finally, when the self-echoic mediation component was blocked, accurate responding deteriorated in 8 of 10 participants.     

A reply to behavior analysts writing about rules and rule-governed behavior

The Analysis of Verbal Behavior - Verbal stimuli called “rules” or “instructions” continue to be interpreted as discriminative stimuli despite recent arguments against this...     

韩东和Alan的故事--菜鸟与加拿大留学信息港的诞生

2001年5月份,韩东从多伦多大学计算机系毕业后没多久,便找到了一份工作,在一家金融软件公司里做软件工程师,主要从事软件的维护与开发.经过3年的考验,他在这个公司立住了脚跟.就在IT业不景气,公司裁员,而老板却打算给他加工资的时候,他和另一位华人同事Alan却提出了辞职,似乎轻而易举地丢掉了这份年薪在6万元以上的工作.两人决定创办一家加拿大留学网站.     

Editorial

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Reflections on Verbal Behavior at 60

The Analysis of Verbal Behavior - 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...     

Editorial

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On the influence of market structure in modelling the US copper industry

Many of the contemporary models used to describe the behavior of the mineral industries assume a competitive market i.e. one in which market price is equal to marginal production cost. One such recent model of the worldwide copper industry is the MIDAS-II model developed for the Bureau of Mines [3, 4]. This model is used to project production and prices up through the year 2000. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of the assumed market structure in the construction of these forecasts. If the market structure of the US copper industry is assumed to be comprised of a few large firms (an oligopoly), then forecasts based upon exactly the same data base differ significantly from the competitive market assumption.     

Beliefs, death, anxiety, denial, and treatment preferences in end-of-life care: a comparison of social work students, community residents, and medical students

This study examined cultural and religious beliefs, death anxiety, denial, and medical treatment preferences in end-of-life care in a sample of social work students, community residents, and medical students in a mid-western city of 49,000. Results indicated that most social work students, community residents, and medical students preferred palliative as opposed to life-prolonging care during terminal illness. The three groups differed in cultural and religious beliefs and all three reported a moderate amount of death anxiety. Students reported less denial of terminality than community residents. Implications for personal and professional preparation to provide end-of-life care are discussed.     

Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant: Remembrances of Jack Michael,Part 1

The Analysis of Verbal Behavior - In 1959, Jack Michael and his PhD student Ted Ayllon published “The Psychiatric Nurse as a Behavioral Engineer” (Ayllon & Michael, 1959). That...