{"title":"An investigation of the effects of a parent delivered stimulus-stimulus pairing intervention on vocalizations of two children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.","authors":"Lorna Barry, Jennifer Holloway, Ciara Gunning","doi":"10.1007/s40616-018-0094-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40616-018-0094-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Communication deficits in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can manifest in a myriad of lifelong social and educational challenges. Many children with ASD fail to learn vocal verbal behavior and may require intensive individualized intervention to learn early verbal operants. The current research aimed to evaluate the effects of a parent delivered stimulus-stimulus pairing (SSP) procedure on target vocalizations of two young children with ASD who did not present with vocal verbal behavior. Results indicated the intervention was successful in increasing the frequency of the target vocalizations for both participants. Social validity results indicated that parents were satisfied with the intervention and their own implementation of these procedures. These results are discussed in terms of their implications for parent delivered interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":51684,"journal":{"name":"Analysis of Verbal Behavior","volume":"35 1","pages":"57-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2018-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40616-018-0094-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37574591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stuart Mullen, Mark R Dixon, Jordan Belisle, Caleb Stanley
{"title":"Establishing auditory-tactile-visual equivalence classes in children with autism and developmental delays.","authors":"Stuart Mullen, Mark R Dixon, Jordan Belisle, Caleb Stanley","doi":"10.1007/s40616-017-0092-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40616-017-0092-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study sought to evaluate the efficacy of a stimulus equivalence training procedure in establishing auditory-tactile-visual stimulus classes with 2 children with autism and developmental delays. Participants were exposed to vocal-tactile (A-B) and tactile-picture (B-C) conditional discrimination training and were tested for the emergence of vocal-picture (A-C) and picture-vocal (C-A) responses. The results demonstrated that, following training, both participants responded successfully on both the training stimulus arrangements and the test probes that were never trained, illustrating emergence of cross-modal transitive and equivalence relations.</p>","PeriodicalId":51684,"journal":{"name":"Analysis of Verbal Behavior","volume":"33 2","pages":"283-289"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2017-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40616-017-0092-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37041525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of <i>Verbal Behavior</i> on the scholarly literature from 2005 to 2016.","authors":"Anna Ingeborg Petursdottir, Bailey Devine","doi":"10.1007/s40616-017-0089-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40616-017-0089-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>B. F. Skinner's (1957) <i>Verbal Behavior</i> had a limited influence on empirical research in the first few decades following its publication, but an increase in empirical activity has been evident in recent years. The purpose of this article is to update previous analyses that have quantified the influence of <i>Verbal Behavior</i> on the scholarly literature, with an emphasis on its impact on empirical research. Study 1 was a citation analysis that showed an increase in citations to <i>Verbal Behavior</i> from 2005 to 2016 relative to earlier time periods. In particular, there was a large increase in citations from empirical articles. Study 2 identified empirical studies in which a verbal operant was manipulated or measured, regardless of whether or not <i>Verbal Behavior</i> was cited, and demonstrated a large increase in publication rate, with an increasing trend in the publication of both basic and applied experimental analyses throughout the review period. A majority of the studies were concerned with teaching verbal behavior to children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities, but a variety of other basic and applied research topics were also represented. The results suggest a clearly increasing impact of <i>Verbal Behavior</i> on the experimental analysis of behavior on the 60th anniversary of the book's publication.</p>","PeriodicalId":51684,"journal":{"name":"Analysis of Verbal Behavior","volume":"33 2","pages":"212-228"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2017-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40616-017-0089-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37041520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andresa A DeSouza, Jessica S Akers, Wayne W Fisher
{"title":"Empirical Application of Skinner's Verbal Behavior to Interventions for Children with Autism: A Review.","authors":"Andresa A DeSouza, Jessica S Akers, Wayne W Fisher","doi":"10.1007/s40616-017-0093-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40616-017-0093-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sundberg and Michael (2011) reviewed the contributions of Skinner's (1957) <i>Verbal Behavior</i> to the treatment of language delays in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and discussed several aspects of interventions, including mand training, intraverbal repertoire development, and the importance of using Skinner's taxonomy of verbal behavior in the clinical context. In this article, we provide an update of Sundberg and Michael's review and expand on some discussion topics. We conducted a systematic review of studies that focused on Skinner's verbal operants in interventions for children with ASD that were published from 2001 to 2017 and discussed the findings in terms of journal source, frequency, and type of verbal operant studied.</p>","PeriodicalId":51684,"journal":{"name":"Analysis of Verbal Behavior","volume":"33 2","pages":"229-259"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2017-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40616-017-0093-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37041523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<b>Editorial</b>.","authors":"James E Carr","doi":"10.1007/s40616-017-0091-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40616-017-0091-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51684,"journal":{"name":"Analysis of Verbal Behavior","volume":"33 2","pages":"177-178"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2017-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40616-017-0091-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37041516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Generalization of Mands.","authors":"Caio F Miguel","doi":"10.1007/s40616-017-0090-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40616-017-0090-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mand is a type of verbal operant whose response form is under control of a motivating operation (MO). It is the first verbal operant to be acquired, directly benefits the speaker, leads to the development of other behaviors, and may serve to replace problem behavior. Even though the topography of the mand is under the functional control of an MO, its occurrence is influenced by a multitude of variables functioning as discriminative stimuli (S<sup>D</sup>s). Thus, the generalization of mands can occur across both MOs and S<sup>D</sup>s. Additionally, the same MO may evoke new mand topographies-a form of response generalization. The purpose of this article is to distinguish and describe these types of mand generalization in order to encourage future research and influence practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":51684,"journal":{"name":"Analysis of Verbal Behavior","volume":"33 2","pages":"191-204"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2017-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40616-017-0090-x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37041518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reflections on <i>Verbal Behavior</i> at 60.","authors":"Henry D Schlinger","doi":"10.1007/s40616-017-0087-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40616-017-0087-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the present essay, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the publication of B. F. Skinner's <i>Verbal Behavior</i>, I stand by and defend the judgment I expressed in my article \"The Long Goodbye: Why B. F. Skinner's <i>Verbal Behavior</i> Is Alive and Well on the 50th Anniversary of Its Publication\" (2008c)-that Skinner's \"interpretation of the behavior of the <i>speaker</i>, given the contingencies of reinforcement maintained by the community\" (Skinner, 1987, p. 11), is not only adequate but is also consistent with the principles of operant learning. To that I add some of my reflections on the book after having taught it for years and having written numerous articles extending Skinner's analysis to related topics.</p>","PeriodicalId":51684,"journal":{"name":"Analysis of Verbal Behavior","volume":"33 2","pages":"179-190"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2017-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40616-017-0087-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37041517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recollections of Jack Michael and the Application of Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior.","authors":"Mark L Sundberg","doi":"10.1007/s40616-017-0088-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40616-017-0088-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Jack Michael offered a course on verbal behavior almost every year throughout his teaching career. Jack was also interested in the application of Skinner's work and in 1976 began to offer a graduate course at Western Michigan University titled Verbal Behavior Applications. Jack and his students pursued the application of Skinner's work on verbal behavior with dozens of empirical studies during the 1970s. In honor of the 60th anniversary of the publication of Skinner's book <i>Verbal Behavior</i>, the current paper presents some of my recollections of Jack's work on verbal behavior as his student, graduate teaching assistant, and research collaborator during that time period.</p>","PeriodicalId":51684,"journal":{"name":"Analysis of Verbal Behavior","volume":"33 2","pages":"260-268"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2017-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40616-017-0088-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37041521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can Collateral Behavior Account for Transitions in the Stimulus Control of Speech?","authors":"David C Palmer","doi":"10.1007/s40616-017-0086-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40616-017-0086-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The task of extending Skinner's (1957) interpretation of verbal behavior includes accounting for the moment-to-moment changes in stimulus control as one speaks. A consideration of the behavior of the reader reminds us of the continuous evocative effect of verbal stimuli on readers, listeners, and speakers. Collateral discriminative responses to verbal stimuli, beyond mere echoic or textual behavior, are potential sources of control and must be included in any complete account of both verbal and nonverbal behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":51684,"journal":{"name":"Analysis of Verbal Behavior","volume":"33 2","pages":"205-211"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2017-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40616-017-0086-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37041519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark R Dixon, Caleb Stanley, Jordan Belisle, Megan E Galliford, Amani Alholail, Ayla M Schmick
{"title":"Establishing Derived Equivalence Relations of Basic Geography Skills in Children with Autism.","authors":"Mark R Dixon, Caleb Stanley, Jordan Belisle, Megan E Galliford, Amani Alholail, Ayla M Schmick","doi":"10.1007/s40616-017-0084-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40616-017-0084-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study evaluated the efficacy of a stimulus-equivalence training procedure in teaching basic geography skills to two children with autism. The procedures were taken directly from a standardized training curriculum based in stimulus equivalence theory called <i>Promoting the Emergence of Advanced Knowledge Equivalence Module</i> (PEAK-E). Results suggest that the procedures were efficacious in directly training several geographical relations, as well as promoting the derivation of several untrained relations for three countries and their corresponding continents. In addition, responding generalized from selecting countries on a tabletop paper map to selecting countries on an interactive touchscreen map.</p>","PeriodicalId":51684,"journal":{"name":"Analysis of Verbal Behavior","volume":"33 2","pages":"290-295"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2017-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40616-017-0084-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37203125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}