Testing for Reading Comprehension: A Brief Report on Stimulus Control1

Sidman, Murray; Willson-Morris, Martha

doi:10.1901/jaba.1974.7-327

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“…It is quite obvious in Sidman's publications how procedures were always carefully specified and conducted to make sure that the desired stimulus control actually occurred and that faulty stimulus control was hindered. The fact that the training procedures could generate many controlling relations, other than or in combination with experimenter‐defined relations, could cause considerable measurement problems (Ray & Sidman, 1970; Sidman & Willson‐Morris, 1974). It became clear that the choice of stimuli, and the characteristics of the stimuli that controlled responding, should be considered as an empirical question.…”

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An overview of key papers preceding Sidman equivalence

Arntzen

Saetherbakken

2020

J Exper Analysis Behavior

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In behavior analysis, research on stimulus equivalence has been an area of high activity for more than 45 years. Murray Sidman's contribution was crucial in the development of this field, and, thus, it seems informative to highlight the experiments that were necessary in the development of the descriptive model of equivalence relations and behavior. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the significant work that gave the historical context for Sidman and colleagues' conceptualization of stimulus equivalence as it was presented in 1982. This article emphasizes the 31 papers and chapters written by Sidman and colleagues that focus on research questions within stimulus control. The chapters and papers are organized according to their dimensions in behavior analysis and according to whether they can be categorized as instruction programs or experimental studies. The issues discussed regarding these papers and chapters include types of stimuli, matching, discriminations, and others. Collectively, this early work influenced methods and considerations about stimulus control issues that have been important to the development of stimulus equivalence.

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An overview of key papers preceding Sidman equivalence

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Saetherbakken

2020

J Exper Analysis Behavior

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“…The formation of stimulus control is an important part of the development of effective behavioral repertoires. Successful reading, for example, is entirely dependent on specific responses (usually vocalizations) coming under control of specific letter combinations (Mueller, Olmi, & Saunders, 2000;Sidman & Willson-Morris, 1974). Accurate responses to instructions occur when specific vocal or motor responses come under control of particular combinations of written or spoken words (Cuvo, Davis, O'Reilly, Mooney, & Crowley, 1992).…”

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Applied behavior analysis.

Lerman¹,

Iwata²,

Hanley³

2013

APA Handbook of Behavior Analysis, Vol. 1: Methods and Principles.

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Applied behavior analysis (ABA) differs from other areas of applied psychology in many respects, but two are especially prominent. First, ABA is not an eclectic enterprise, borrowing theory and method from varied persuasions; it is grounded in the theoretical and experimental orientation of behavior analysis. Second, whereas most applied fields are distinguished by their emphasis on a particular clientele, problem, or setting, ABA is constrained only by its principles and methods. ABA focuses on any aspect of human and sometimes nonhuman behavior, regardless of who emits it or where it occurs, crossing professional boundaries typically used to define clinical, educational, and organizational psychology as well as generational cohorts and diagnostic categories. Thus, the subject matter of ABA is not tied to any specific area of application. Other chapters in this handbook present summaries of applied research organized along more traditional lines. In this chapter, we emphasize ABA's distinctive features and summarize its major themes on the basis of the behavioral processes of interest.

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Dunlap¹

1993

Behavior Analysis and Treatment

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Testing for Reading Comprehension: A Brief Report on Stimulus Control1

Cited by 11 publications

References 5 publications

An overview of key papers preceding Sidman equivalence

An overview of key papers preceding Sidman equivalence

Applied behavior analysis.

Promoting Generalization

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