Applied Behavior Analysis

Equivalence class formation: A method for teaching statistical interactions

by Robert Travis

Functional Analysis and treatment of the delusional statements of a man with multiple disabilities: A four-year follow-up

by Robert Travis

Although delusional statements in people with intellectual disabilities and traumatic brain injury can be treated... more Although delusional statements in people with intellectual disabilities and traumatic brain injury can be treated using behavioral interventions, none have demonstrated long-term treatment
effects. In the current study, a functional analysis demonstrated that delusional statements were maintained by attention. Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior and extinction of delusional statements resulted in near elimination of delusional statements and an increase in nondelusional statements. Follow-up at 6 months, 1, 2, and 4 years indicated that treatment gains were maintained with continued staff training.

A Review of Behavioral Interventions for Psychotic Verbal Behavior in People With Intellectual Disabilities

by Robert Travis

Individuals with intellectual disabilities who exhibit psychotic verbal behavior are at increased risk for... more Individuals with intellectual disabilities who exhibit psychotic verbal behavior are at increased risk for hospitalization and dependence on external support. Traditionally, medication is the clinical treatment of choice for this behavior. This article selectively reviews the existing literature within the field of behavior analysis on reducing psychotic verbal behavior in adults with intellectual disabilities. Both contingency-based and function-based treatments were effective. There was evidence that differential reinforcement, noncontingent reinforcement, and response-cost procedures were effective. The implications for future treatment and research on delusional verbal behavior are discussed.

Behavior modification in the natural environment. Tharp, R. & Wetzel, R. Academic Press, 1969.

by Roland Tharp

Pre-assessment exposure to schedule-correlated stimuli affects choice responding for tasks

by Kenneth Shamlian

Derived Relational Responding: A Comparison of Match-To-Sample and the Relational Completion Procedure

by Robert Whelan

Consequence valuing as operation and process: A parsimonious analysis of motivation

by Robert Whelan

A national UK census of Applied Behavior Analysis school provision for children with autism

by Gemma Griffith

Two-Year Outcomes for Children With Autism After the Cessation of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention

by Hanna Kovshoff

Implementation Tip from Dixon, Hayes, & Stack's Changing Conceptions of Employee Compensation

by James Soldner

Co authored with Mark R. Dixon, Published in 'OBM Network', 2004

Enhancing Staff Performance Measures in an Acquired Brain Injury Setting: Combating the Habituation to Organizational Behavior Interventions

by James Soldner

Co-authored with John M. Guercio, Mark R. Dixon, Zach Shoemaker, Kim Zlomke, Shannon Root, & Stacey Small, Published in 'Behavioral Interventions', 2005

The current study examines the utility of a range of behavioral strategies involving group and individual performance... more The current study examines the utility of a range of behavioral strategies involving group and individual performance feedback for direct care staff in an in-patient acquired brain injury setting.We first assessed the level of staff completion of behavioral programs for persons with brain injury who resided in one of two residential houses. A weekly percentage score for the entire house was obtained that reflected the completion of behavior programs in each residence. In a multiple baseline fashion across houses we varied the types of feedback intervention introduced to staff, which included in-service training on the importance of completing behavior programs, a weekly public posting of overall program completion by house, and a weekly public posting of completion of programs by specific staff members.

Impulsivity, Self-Control, and Delay Discounting in Persons with Acquired Brain Injury

by James Soldner

Co-authored with Mark R. Dixon, Eric A. Jacobs, Scott Sanders, John M. Guercio, Susan Parker-Singler, Ashton Robinson, Stacey L. Small, & Jeffrey Dillen, Published in 'Behavioral Interventions', 2005

The present paper describes two studies in which participants with and without acquired brain injuries were compared... more The present paper describes two studies in which participants with and without acquired brain injuries were compared on a temporal discounting task involving various hypothetical amounts of money available at varying delay values. During Experiment 1, both groups of participants were presented with choices between amounts of money ranging from 1 to 1000 US dollars at delays from 1 week to 10 years. The results obtained from this procedure were consistent with previous models of temporal delay discounting for control group participants, yet not for the majority of the participants with acquired brain injuries. During Experiment 2, adjustments in hypothetical amounts and delays were made whereby the amounts of money ranged from 1 to 20 US dollars at delays from 1 day to 1 year. These manipulations yielded data generally consistent with temporal delay discounting models previously reported in the published literature. The utility of using delay discounting procedures as a means of assessing impulsivity in persons with acquired brain injuries is presented.

The Roots of Success: An evaluation of Saplings service provision to students 0-6 with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

by Jennifer McMahon

McMahon J. and V. Cullinan. (2008) funded and published by the National Disability Authority (NDA) of Ireland.

Keintz, K. S., Miguel, C. F., Kao, B., *Finn, H. (in press). Using stimulus equivalence to teach money skills to children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

by Caio Miguel

*Finn, H., Miguel, C. F., & Ahearn, W. H. (in press). The emergence of untrained mands and tacts in children diagnosed with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

by Caio Miguel

*Mahoney, A. M., Miguel, C. F., Ahearn, W. H., & Bell, J. (in press). The role of common motor responses in stimulus categorization by preschool children. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.

by Caio Miguel

*Ribeiro, D. M., Elias, N. C., Goyos, C., & Miguel, C. F. (2010). The effects of listener training on the emergence of tact and mand signs in individuals with intellectual disabilities. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 26, 65-72.

by Caio Miguel

Miguel, C. F. (2010). Editorial. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 26, 1.

by Caio Miguel

Groskreutz, N. C., Karsina, A. J., Miguel, C. F., & Groskreutz, M. P. (2010). Using conditional discrimination training with complex auditory-visual samples to produce emergent relations in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43, 131-136.

by Caio Miguel

Miguel, C. F., Clark, K., *Tereshko, L., & Ahearn, W. H. (2009). The effects of response interruption and redirection and sertraline on vocal stereotypy. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 883-888.

by Caio Miguel