Relational frame theory: An overview of the controversy

AC Gross, EJ Fox - The Analysis of verbal behavior, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Although Skinner's Verbal Behavior (1957) was published over 50 years ago,
behavior-analytic research on human language and cognition has been slow to develop. In …

Facilitating requesting skills using high-tech augmentative and alternative communication devices with individuals with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review

K Still, RA Rehfeldt, R Whelan, R May… - Research in Autism …, 2014 - Elsevier
We conducted a systematic review to identify research studies that utilised high-tech devices
(eg, smartphone technology) to teach functional requesting skills to individuals under the …

Is acceptance and commitment training or therapy (ACT) a method that applied behavior analysts can and should use?

MR Dixon, SC Hayes, C Stanley, S Law… - The Psychological …, 2020 - Springer
The present article examines whether it is appropriate for applied behavior analysts to use
Acceptance and Commitment Training or Therapy (ACT) as part of their professional …

Creating a strategy for progress: A contextual behavioral science approach

R Vilardaga, SC Hayes, ME Levin, T Muto - The Behavior Analyst, 2009 - Springer
Behavior analysis is a field dedicated to the development and application of behavioral
principles to the understanding and modification of the psychological actions of organisms …

Why we are still not acting to save the world: The upward challenge of a post-Skinnerian behavior science

MR Dixon, J Belisle, RA Rehfeldt, WB Root - Perspectives on Behavior …, 2018 - Springer
Basic research on derived stimulus relations reveals many effects that may be useful in
understanding and resolving significant and complex societal problems. Applied research …

Evaluating the evidence base for relational frame theory: A citation analysis

S Dymond, RJ May, A Munnelly, AE Hoon - The Behavior Analyst, 2010 - Springer
Relational frame theory (RFT) is a contemporary behavior-analytic account of language and
cognition. Since it was first outlined in 1985, RFT has generated considerable controversy …

Applied behavior analysis: Autism and beyond

S Axelrod, KK McElrath, B Wine - Behavioral Interventions, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past 60 years, applied behavior analysis (ABA) has made notable contributions to
the literature involving populations with developmental disabilities. Practitioners and …

Relational frame theory: Finding its historical and intellectual roots and reflecting upon its future development: An introduction to part II

D Barnes‐Holmes, Y Barnes‐Holmes… - The Wiley handbook …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the basic and applied wings of
relational frame theory (RFT). It addresses the origins of the theory from the personal …

Toward a behavior analysis of complex language for children with autism: Evaluating the relationship between PEAK and the VB-MAPP

MR Dixon, J Belisle, C Stanley, K Rowsey… - … of Developmental and …, 2015 - Springer
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between two behavioral
language assessments that are currently used to evaluate the verbal repertoires of …

[BOEK][B] Behavioral case formulation and intervention: A functional analytic approach

P Sturmey - 2008 - books.google.com
There is a long history of behavioral approaches to psychopathology. Recent work,
however, has focused instead on cognitive, psychodynamic and integrative approaches …