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Wolpaw, Jonathan R.; Chen, Xiang Yang – Learning & Memory, 2006
Operant conditioning of the H-reflex, the electrical analog of the spinal stretch reflex, is a simple model of skill acquisition and involves plasticity in the spinal cord. Previous work showed that the cerebellum is essential for down-conditioning the H-reflex. This study asks whether the cerebellum is also essential for maintaining…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Operant Conditioning, Human Body, Animals
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Levenson, Jonathan M.; Sweatt, J. David; Chwang, Wilson B.; O'Riordan, Kenneth J. – Learning & Memory, 2006
Long-term memory formation is regulated by many distinct molecular mechanisms that control gene expression. An emerging model for effecting a stable, coordinated pattern of gene transcription involves epigenetic tagging through modifications of histones or DNA. In this study, we investigated the regulation of histone phosphorylation in the…
Descriptors: Conditioning, Animals, Brain, Context Effect
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McKinney, Brandon C.; Murphy, Geoffrey G. – Learning & Memory, 2006
Using pharmacological techniques, it has been demonstrated that both consolidation and extinction of Pavlovian fear conditioning are dependent to some extent upon L-type voltage-gated calcium channels (LVGCCs). Although these studies have successfully implicated LVGCCs in Pavlovian fear conditioning, they do not provide information about the…
Descriptors: Classical Conditioning, Fear, Pharmacology, Genetics
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Michael, Jack – Behavior Analyst, 2006
This article presents the argument presented by the author regarding the views of Baron and Galizio (2005), which provide an accurate and very clear version of the author's arguments against the use of the positive-negative reinforcement distinction in behavior analysis. Here, the author points out few things to add to Baron and Galizio's (2005)…
Descriptors: Position Papers, Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Negative Reinforcement
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Sidman, Murray – Behavior Analyst, 2006
In this article, the author describes some of Fred Keller's characteristics that might help people to appreciate him even more than they already do, and in addition, might help them understand him not only as a scientist and teacher, but as a man. People often tend to forget that the most valued scientists, teachers, and career models are also men…
Descriptors: Scientists, Individual Characteristics, Science Teachers, Behavior Change
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Saunders, Kathryn J.; O'Donnell, Jennifer; Williams, Dean C.; Spradlin, Joseph E. – Psychological Record, 2006
Derived conditional discrimination was evaluated in 2 men with mental retardation whose language was limited to gestural requests. In each conditional-discrimination task, sample stimuli were arbitrary visual forms and comparison stimuli were black squares presented in 2 of the 4 corners of a computer screen. Subjects learned to select 1 position…
Descriptors: Responses, Mental Retardation, Task Analysis, Visual Stimuli
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Wolowitz, Howard Martin – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
Discusses the Morris and Suckerman report on experimental studies testing the Rogerian hypothesis that phobic desensitization occurs as a function of therapist warmth versus the behavioral explanation that desensitization is a function of reciprocal inhibition. Morris and Suckerman respond to the critique. (Author/EJT)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Conditioning, Content Analysis
Hamilton, Marshall L. – J Genet Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Conditioning, Discrimination Learning, Learning Motivation
Yager, Geoffrey G.; And Others – 1975
Twenty-two subjects were asked to generate fifty numbers from 0 to 100 at ten second intervals. These subjects were then taught to imagine a pleasant scene or an aversive scene on cue from the experimenter. After practice imagining these scenes, subjects were again requested to give fifty numbers between 0 and 100. Group I was cued to imagine the…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Behavior Change, College Students, Conditioning
Staats, Arthur W.; And Others – 1970
The extent to which semantic differential ratings of trigrams remain consistent over a four-week retention period following pairing with positive or negative attitudinal words was determined. The trigrams initially served as stimulus items in a paired associate list consisting of both positive and negative evaluative response terms; and rating and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Conditioning, Emotional Response, Interpersonal Relationship
Sachs, David A.; May, Jack G., Jr. – 1969
This study was designed to investigate the effects of increasing levels of task complexity on the conditioned emotional response (CER) with human subjects (Ss). Three hypotheses were proposed: (1) the CER would increase as task complexity increased, (2) there would be sex differences between Ss with respect to the interaction between the CER and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Conditioning, Difficulty Level, Electrical Stimuli
Carlson, William A.; And Others – 1969
This research focuses on the effect of verbal behavior on the conditioning and extinction of an autonomic response, namely, the galvanic skin response (GSR). The major assumption is that the experimentor's verbal behavior produces verbal behavior internal to the subject, and this, in turn has a modifying effect on the conditioning phenomena. The…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development
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Triechler, Walter W. – 1971
This speech compares the air conditioning requirements of high-rise office buildings with those of large centralized school complexes. A description of one particular air conditioning system provides information about the system's arrangement, functions, performance efficiency, and cost effectiveness. (MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Classrooms, Climate Control
Moore, J. William; Holmes, Suzy – 1969
Seventy-two sixth graders, stratified on the basis of sex and two levels of IQ (high and low) were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: (1) Group I (success only); (2) Group II (failure only); and (3) Group III (success and failure). These subjects (Ss) were used to investigate the effects of verbally controlled success and failure…
Descriptors: Conditioning, Failure, Learning, Learning Experience
Barnabei, Fred; And Others – 1970
This study examined the attitudes of children established by classical conditioning. Subjects were 4th graders (26 males and 31 females). Each child was randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group. A posttest-only design was used with positive and negative word associations presented to the experimental group, and neutral word…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research, Childhood Attitudes
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