Constructs and Events in Verbal Behavior

Fryling, Mitch J.

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“…Hineline echoed previous writers (e.g., Fryling, 2013;Greer & Speckman, 2009;Hayes & Hayes, 1992;Hayes & Barnes-Holmes, 2004;Hayes, Blackledge, & Barnes-Holmes, 2001a;Stewart & Roche, 2013) in noting that a strictly Skinnerian (1957/2014) analysis of verbal behavior, although useful, remains incomplete for understanding complex verbal phenomena like narrative. Hineline described how his account of narrative is consistent with RFT (Hayes et al, 2001a), which contrasts the learning of human language and cognition obtained through direct experience (contingency-shaped responding) with learning gained through derived relational responding (emergent responding).…”

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Implications of Behavioral Narratology for Psychotherapy, Help-Seeking Behavior, and Substance Use

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“…Interbehaviorists draw an explicit distinction between constructs and events in science (e.g., Fryling, ; Fryling & Hayes, ; Kantor, ; Smith, ). In lay terms, the distinction may be thought of as the difference between what scientists study (events) and what they say about what they study (constructs).…”

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The Functional Independence of Skinner's Verbal Operants: Conceptual and Applied Implications

Fryling

2016

Behavioral Interventions

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Much has been said about B. F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior. This commentary specifically focuses on the functional independence of B. F. Skinner's verbal operants. While researchers have long been interested in this topic, the research literature on this topic has produced mixed results; it has shown that the verbal operants may be both functionally independent and functionally interdependent. This commentary considers the conceptual and applied implications of these mixed findings. The distinction between constructs and events is highlighted, with specific attention to how this distinction relates to the consideration of the verbal operants in behavior analysis. The value of further research on the functional independence of the verbal operants is considered, as well as the type of research studies that might be useful toward developing interventions for individuals with language delays.

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“…To exemplify, imagine another person who also avoids the same route but for a different reason: following it led to a flat tire. There are many theoretical controversies around the concept of rules and verbal behavior in general (Barnes-Holmes et al, 2002;Fryling, 2013;Gross & Fox, 2009;Shimoff & Catania, 1998). However, here, rules are viewed as verbal function-altering stimuli (Schlinger, 1990;Schlinger & Blakely, 1987;Vaughan, 1989).…”

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Toward a Procedure to Study Rule-Governed Choice: Preliminary Data

Méndez

2024

Analysis Verbal Behav

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The aim of this study was to model a situation that induced choice between following two incompatible rules, each associated with a different rate of reinforcement. In Experiment 1, eight undergraduate students were exposed to a two-component multiple schedule (training). In each component, there was a concurrent variable interval (VI)–extinction (EXT) schedule. Participants were given two rules that instructed them to respond to the VI alternative in the presence of different discriminative stimuli. The side of the VI schedule changed in each component and offered a different reinforcer rate according to the discriminative stimuli in the operation. When both discriminative stimuli were concurrently presented (test), participants favored the alternative previously instructed by the rule, which was associated with the greatest reinforcer rate, whereas indifference was observed in the absence of discriminative stimuli. Experiment 2 tested the effects of reinforcement rate using the same procedure without providing rules. During training, participants gradually developed a preference for the VI alternatives. In the choice test phase, participants favored the alternative associated with the stimuli with the highest reinforcer rate when both discriminative stimuli were present. Unsystematic preference was observed in the absence of discriminative stimuli. Two alternative explanations were provided for the findings.

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Constructs and Events in Verbal Behavior

Cited by 7 publications

References 31 publications

Implications of Behavioral Narratology for Psychotherapy, Help-Seeking Behavior, and Substance Use

Implications of Behavioral Narratology for Psychotherapy, Help-Seeking Behavior, and Substance Use

The Functional Independence of Skinner's Verbal Operants: Conceptual and Applied Implications

Toward a Procedure to Study Rule-Governed Choice: Preliminary Data

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