Newsletter
Volume 29 | 2006 | Number 2
Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior (EAHB)
By Dr. Cynthia Pietras
The Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior (EAHB) SIG aims to promote the development of the experimental analysis of human behavior. The EAHB SIG sponsors and maintains the EAHB Bulletin, an on-line, ongoing journal for empirical articles, technical information, and other articles related to human operant research. Laboratory descriptions and member activities are also accepted. The SIG sponsors a yearly Student Paper Competition to promote and recognize scholarly activity in the experimental analysis of human behavior. Since in 2003, the SIG has also presented an annual Distinguished Career Award at the ABA convention to an individual who has made outstanding lifetime contributions to the experimental analysis of human behavior.
In 2005, the EAHB SIG held its annual meeting at the ABA convention in Chicago. At this meeting, the SIG congratulated and gave awards to the 2005 Student Paper Winners:
- Caio Miguel and Anna Ingeborg Petursdottir for their paper “The Effects of Multiple Tact and Receptive-Discrimination Training on Acquisition of Intraverbal Behavior,â€
- Anna Ingeborg Petursdottir for her paper “Functional Interdependence of Mands and Tacts in Preschool Children,â€
- David Sidener for his paper “Precurrent Behavior and Mediation of Delayed Matching to Sample: Systematic Replication of Extension,†and
- Benigno Alonso-Ãlvarez for his paper “Emergence of Complex Conditional Discriminations by Joint Control of Compound Samples.â€
Each student presented their paper as a poster at the convention. John Kraft coordinated the event. The SIG was also honored to present its 2005 Distinguished Career Award to Dr. J. Grayson Osborne. During his invited address, Dr. Grayson reflected back on his career and noted the many individuals who influenced his professional development. Richard Serna from University of Massachusetts Medical School Shriver Center introduced him.
At the 2006 ABA annual convention in Atlanta, the SIG presented awards to our new student paper winners. Congratulations to Michael A. Magoon for his paper “Response-Consequence Contingency Disriminability When Positive and Negative Reinforcement Compete in Concurrent Schedules,†and Christine M. Engle for her paper “Aging and Categorization: Using Generalized Equivalence Classes and Their Characteristics to Compare Older and Younger Adults.†Award winners presented their papers as posters during the convention. Eric Jacobs coordinated the event.
The SIG ws very pleased to present the 2006 Distinguished Career award to Joseph V. Brady. Steven Hursh introduced him at his invited address on Sunday, May 28. The SIG also held its annual meeting on Sunday, May 28. The meeting agenda included discussing the EAHB Bulletin, nominations for next year’s award recipients, membership, and other business.
Additional information on the EAHB SIG, the EAHB Bulletin, and membership can be found at www.eahb.org. Those interested in the student paper competition should consult the Web site for contest rules and instructions. We are currently accepting nominations for next year’s Distinguished Career Award. Submissions to the EAHB Bulletin are always welcome.