Maria Campuzano, Antonia RenteríaRodríguez, Norma Yolanda Rodríguez Soriano
{"title":"Contingential Analysis: Interbehavioral Methodology for the Applied Field","authors":"Maria Campuzano, Antonia RenteríaRodríguez, Norma Yolanda Rodríguez Soriano","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.74464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.74464","url":null,"abstract":"The main purpose of this chapter is to introduce contingential analysis and to gener- ate interest on this subject. This is an interbehavioral methodology for applied field. Theoretical and philosophical foundations are briefly described at first; this was con - sidered important because this methodology is an alternative and naturalistic way to approach professional work. Its basis is found on the interbehavioral model developed by Kantor such as on the functional taxonomy developed by Ribes and López in 1985. This system has five steps: microcontingential analysis, macrocontingential analysis, behavior origin, solution analysis, and selection, design, and application of intervention strategies; each one is explained in this text. Finally, some effective applications of the methodology are mentioned.","PeriodicalId":72345,"journal":{"name":"Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.)","volume":"90 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80475278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introductory Chapter: The Research Trend and Applications in Behavior Analysis","authors":"H. Hou","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.76106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.76106","url":null,"abstract":"As the era of big data and artificial intelligence has come, many research fields are heading toward more precise process analyses. In particular, using innovative methods to analyze different human behaviors as well as to understand specific behavioral patterns help exploring the structures and contexts in all kinds of human behaviors, which can serve as theoretical innovation and strategies to solve human problems. So far, behavior analysis is gradually emphasized in many research fields, including education, human-mechanism interaction, learning science, psychology, sociology, guidance and counseling, marketing and management, etc.","PeriodicalId":72345,"journal":{"name":"Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.)","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87388144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Applied Behaviour Analysis and Autism: Science, Profession, and Practice","authors":"Brian Fennell, K. Dillenburger","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.75823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.75823","url":null,"abstract":"Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is recognised as the scientific basis of effective interventions in many educational, social, and medical fields, including autism. In this chapter, the basic tenets of ABA are described and briefly reviewed. Autism aetiology, diagnosis and prevalence are sketched out and the remainder of the chapter focuses on ABA-based interventions for children with autism. The chapter concludes with an exami - nation of internationally recognised training standards for behaviour analysts.","PeriodicalId":72345,"journal":{"name":"Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.)","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76481422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethical Considerations When Delivering Behavior Analytic Services for Problem Behavior via Telehealth.","authors":"Patrick W Romani, Kelly M Schieltz","doi":"10.1037/bar0000074","DOIUrl":"10.1037/bar0000074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Delivery of healthcare services via telehealth has been growing in popularity, and work completed by behavior analytic researchers and practitioners have supported this trend. Behavior analysts at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital (UICH) developed a telehealth model of service delivery to build upon their already established in-clinic and in-home services. Results from their telehealth studies showed positive effects. Social functions were identified for most children, and problem behavior decreased by an average of 94.14%. Additionally, parent satisfaction was quite high, suggesting this mode of service delivery was acceptable to caregivers. Given the increasing empirical support for providing behavior analytic services via telehealth, careful consideration needs to be given to the numerous ethical issues involved in telehealth service delivery. The current article describes the telehealth service delivery model developed at UICH as well as the ethical issues considered at different points when delivering these telehealth services. Following these ethical considerations, implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":72345,"journal":{"name":"Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.)","volume":"17 4","pages":"312-324"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5764537/pdf/nihms836687.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35736401","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":"Reinforcing Productivity in a Job-Skills Training Program for Unemployed Substance-Abusing Adults.","authors":"Shrinidhi Subramaniam, Jeffrey J Everly, Kenneth Silverman","doi":"10.1037/bar0000077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000077","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronically unemployed adults may benefit from intensive job-skills training; however, training programs do not always reliably engage participants in mastering skills. This study examined effects of voucher reinforcement for performance on a job-skills training program in the therapeutic workplace. Participants were four unemployed, substance abusing adults who earned monetary vouchers for working on programs targeting typing skills. Participants were exposed to two payment conditions that differed in whether or not pay was dependent on performance in a within-subject reversal design. In the <i>productivity-pay</i> condition, participants earned $8.00 per hour for attending the workplace plus a bonus for performance. In the <i>base-pay</i> condition, participants were paid an hourly wage that was equivalent to the total hourly earnings from the previous productivity-pay condition. Participants completed less work on the typing programs in the base- than the productivity-pay condition, but the amount of time spent in the workroom and the accuracy and rate of typing were not affected by the pay manipulation. All participants reported preferring base pay over productivity pay. Explicit reinforcement of productivity maintains consistent work in training programs, but more aspects of productivity pay need to be refined for effective, efficient, and socially valid implementation with unemployed, substance-abusing adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":72345,"journal":{"name":"Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.)","volume":"17 2","pages":"114-128"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5560428/pdf/nihms840822.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35285039","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":"On the nature of directed behavior to drug-associated light cues in rhesus monkeys (<i>Macaca mulatta</i>).","authors":"Mark P Reilly, Sonja I Berndt, James H Woods","doi":"10.1037/bar0000050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study investigated the role of drug-paired stimuli in controlling the behavior of rhesus monkeys. Systematic observations were made with nine monkeys who had a history of drug self-administration; they had been lever pressing to produce intravenous infusions of various drugs. These observations revealed that the stimulus light co-occurring with drug infusion produced robust and cue-directed behavior such as orienting, touching and biting. Experiment 1 showed that this light-directed behavior would occur in naïve monkeys exposed to a Pavlovian pairing procedure. Four monkeys were given response-independent injections of cocaine. In two monkeys, a red light preceded cocaine injections by 5 s, and a green light co-occurred with the 5-s cocaine injections. In the other two monkeys, the light presentations and cocaine injections occurred independently. Light-directed behavior occurred in all four monkeys within the first couple of trials and at high levels but decreased across sessions. The cocaine-paired stimulus maintained behavior longer and at higher levels than the uncorrelated stimuli. Furthermore, light-directed behavior was not maintained when cocaine was replaced with saline. Light-directed behavior did not occur in the absence of the lights. When these monkeys were subsequently trained to lever press for cocaine, light-directed behavior increased to levels higher than previously observed. Behavior directed towards drug-paired stimuli is robust, reliable and multiply determined; the mechanisms underlying this activity likely include Pavlovian conditioning, stimulus novelty, habituation and operant conditioning.</p>","PeriodicalId":72345,"journal":{"name":"Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.)","volume":"16 4","pages":"200-209"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5455998/pdf/nihms826545.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35062672","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}
R. Bevins, Scott T Barrett, Brady M. Thompson, S. Pittenger
{"title":"Laboratory Notes From Behavioral Pharmacologists and Trainees: Considerations for the Discipline.","authors":"R. Bevins, Scott T Barrett, Brady M. Thompson, S. Pittenger","doi":"10.1037/BAR0000034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/BAR0000034","url":null,"abstract":"In several laboratory meetings, we discussed the challenges that face trainees in behavioral pharmacology. Major concerns, such as a difficult funding climate and limited academic job prospects were discussed at first. However, we decided to concentrate on ways to meet these challenges; versus focusing on negatives and listing gripes. Within this more constructive framework, we identified the importance of broadening training to aligned areas to enhance the capacity of behavioral pharmacologists to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams. With increased breadth of training comes the concern for a balance that does not cheat trainees out of the depth of training also needed for success. We believe that behavioral pharmacologists trained in this manner will be ideally positioned to be leaders of these translational research teams. Related to the breadth and depth of training is the recent concerns over replicability and reproducibility of published research. Behavioral pharmacologists, with the rigors of training in behavioral analysis and experimental design, can be at the forefront of this conversation. This will be especially true if current training is reinforced with additional experience in the use of cutting-edge statistical tools that address the complex experimental designs and large data sets that emerge from modern multidisciplinary collaborations. Finally, communicating the import and potential societal impact of our research to legislators, other scientists, educators, school children, neighbors, and acquaintances is needed to ensure that our field thrives. In closing, the process of explicitly discussing the challenges and potential solutions with current trainees will enhance their mentoring and training.","PeriodicalId":72345,"journal":{"name":"Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.)","volume":"87 1","pages":"210-214"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84091850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Return of Rate Dependence.","authors":"A. Quisenberry, S. Snider, W. Bickel","doi":"10.1037/bar0000042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000042","url":null,"abstract":"Rate dependence, a well-known phenomenon in behavioral pharmacology, appears to have declined as a topic of interest, perhaps, as a result of being viewed pertinent to only the preclinical investigation of drugs on schedule-controlled performance. Obstacles to data interpretation due to conflation with regression to the mean also appear to have contributed to the topic's decline. Despite this reduction in exposure, rate dependence is a useful concept and tool that can be used to determine sources of variability, predict therapeutic outcomes, and identify individuals that are most likely to respond therapeutically. Armed with new statistical methods and an understanding of the broad range of conditions under which rate dependence can be observed, we urge researchers to revisit the concept, use the appropriate analysis methods, and to design empirical studies a priori to further explore rate dependence.","PeriodicalId":72345,"journal":{"name":"Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.)","volume":"33 1","pages":"215-220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80781910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Drug Discrimination and the Analysis of Private Events.","authors":"Brian D. Kangas, David R. Maguire","doi":"10.1037/BAR0000032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/BAR0000032","url":null,"abstract":"A defining feature of radical behaviorism is the explicit inclusion of private events as material phenomena within a science of behavior. Surprisingly, however, despite much theorizing, there is a notable paucity within behavior analysis of controlled experimentation and analysis of private events, especially in nonhuman animals. One technique that is amenable to the study of private events is drug discrimination. For over 40 years, drug discrimination procedures have been an incredibly effective tool providing a wealth of in vivo pharmacological information about drugs including receptor selectivity, potency, and efficacy. In addition, this procedure has provided important preclinical indications of abuse liability. However, despite its prowess as a pharmacologic tool, or perhaps because of it, empirical investigation of its parameters, procedural elements, and variants is not currently an active research domain. This review highlights the drug discrimination procedure as a powerful means to systematically investigate private events by using drugs as interoceptive stimuli. In addition to the opportunity to study privacy, empirical evaluation of the drug discrimination procedure will likely inform and improve the standard practice for future endeavors in basic and clinical pharmacology.","PeriodicalId":72345,"journal":{"name":"Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.)","volume":"2 1","pages":"159-168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88542441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sheerin Cm, Kozak At, Hale Ac, Bcba, Ramesh Bk, Spates Cr
{"title":"The effect of D-cycloserine on social anxiety treatment using a behavioral outcome measure and a post-session administration strategy.","authors":"Sheerin Cm, Kozak At, Hale Ac, Bcba, Ramesh Bk, Spates Cr","doi":"10.1037/BAR0000054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/BAR0000054","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND\u0000The drug D-Cycloserine (DCS) has been used as an adjunct to increase the pace of symptom reductions during exposure therapy for anxiety disorders. This procedure has met with mixed results andmany questions remain. Aims: The findings from two investigations are reported here, highlighting important domains for furthering our understanding of DCS effects.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHOD\u0000Study 1 (n = 16) treated social anxiety among a sample of emerging adults, and in addition to self-report utilized a behavioral measure of symptom improvement to evaluate outcomes. Study 2 (n = 16), utilizing a similar design, introduced an algorithm based post-session administration strategy following sessions where anxiety reductions were evident. Both investigations were double-blind, placebo controlled, randomized trials with participants diagnosed with social anxiety. Treatment was an exposure-based CBT-protocol adopted in other investigations that tested DCS.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000Findings of Study 1 yielded an interaction effect in favor of DCS for self-reported distress ratings (p=.02) and on a behavioral measure of anxiety (p=.01). Findings from Study 2 revealed a significant effect for self-reported subjective distress ratings (p=.002).\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSIONS\u0000Although limitations of small sample size constrain generalization and limit power, results illustrate some beneficial effects of DCS within the context of exposure-based intervention for social anxiety, yet are discussed in the context of statistical vs. clinical significance and the DCS literature as a whole. Present findings highlight the potential usefulness of a post-session administration strategy and the behavioral measure for future efforts with an eye towards preventing bias through more nuanced and powered studies.","PeriodicalId":72345,"journal":{"name":"Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.)","volume":"101 1","pages":"123-134"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80918719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}