University of Washington   College of Education Area of Special Education
Seminar: Verbal Behavior

(Winter 2003)

Seminar Schedule:

Session 1

Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Sections to be discussed:

A Functional Analysis of Verbal Behavior (pages 1-12)

General Problems (pages 13-34)

The Audience (pages 172-184)

Appendix: The Verbal Community (pages 461-470)

Articles:

Catania, C.A. (1986). On the difference between verbal and nonverbal behavior. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 4, 2-9.

Knapp, T.J. (1990). Verbal Behavior and the history of linguistics. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 8, 151-153.

Leigland, S. (1989). On the relation between radical behaviorism and the science of verbal behavior. The Behavior Analyst, 7, 25-42.

Moore, J. (2000). Words are not things. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 17, 143-160.

Skinner, B.F. (1986). The evolution of verbal behavior. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 45(1), 115-122.

Spradlin, J.E. (1985). Studying the effects of the audience on verbal behavior. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 3, 5-9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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