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| Research trends in behavior analysis |
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 |
| 3:30 PM–4:20 PM |
| Republic B |
| Area: TPC |
| Chair: Jennifer Simon (University of Kansas) |
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| Some Presentation Trends at the Annual Conventions of the Association for Behavior Analysis (1975-2003) |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| JENNIFER SIMON (University of Kansas), Edward K. Morris (University of Kansas), Nathaniel G. Smith (University of Kansas) |
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| Abstract: May 2004 marks the 30th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis. Given this occasion, and in the view that participation at ABA’s annual conventions may be taken as an indicator of the growth and diversity of the field of behavior analysis, an analysis of ABA’s convention practices over time may therefore reveal some interesting changes both within the convention and within the field; the results of which may be of interest to those within and outside the behavior-analytic community. In this paper, we examine some presentation practices among the contributors to ABA’s annual conventions over the course of the past 29-years (1975-2003). In doing so, we reveal and describe some trends and relations across several types of presentation (a) formats (invited events, paper sessions, poster sessions, symposia, and workshops), (b) content areas (experimental, applied, and conceptual), (c) authorships (sole or co-author, junior or senior), and (d) gender over time. We discuss these and other findings as we relate them to the literature on publication practices within the field of behavior analysis. |
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| The Study of Aggression in Behavior Analytic Literature: A Quantitative Analysis |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| CRISTINA VARGAS-IRWIN (Universidad Catolica Andres Bello) |
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| Abstract: JEAB and JABA articles studying aggression were identified in the journals' data bases, and classified according to to functional categories, depending upon their emphasis on antecedent, consequent or establishing operations related to aggressive behavior. These data were related to the year of publication of the article, and main authors and research teams were also identified for both journals. Conceptual and operational definitions of aggression were also recorded and analyzed. The results showed a lack of consensus in the functional definition of aggression, as well as little interaction between basic and applied research: while basic research on aggression peaked during the late seventies sharply decreasing thereafter, the number of applied articles has increased steadily. A sharp bias towards the study of antecedent conditions of aggressive behavior was also observed. |
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