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| ABA Business Meeting |
| Monday, May 31, 2004 |
| 8:00 AM–8:50 AM |
| Gardner |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| Chair: Jay Moore (ABA President) |
| Panelists: MARIA E. MALOTT (Executive Director), GERALD R. BERNICKY (Affiliated Chapters Board Coordinator), PAMELA G. OSNES (Education Board Coordinator), AMY J. ELLIOTT (Membership Board Coordinator), KEITH D. ALLEN (Professional Affairs Board Coordinator) |
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| MARIA E. MALOTT (Executive Director) |
| GERALD R. BERNICKY (Affiliated Chapters Board Coordinator) |
| PAMELA G. OSNES (Education Board Coordinator) |
| AMY J. ELLIOTT (Membership Board Coordinator) |
| KEITH D. ALLEN (Professional Affairs Board Coordinator) |
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| B. F. Skinner Tribute Event - Our Favorite Skinner Quotes |
| Monday, May 31, 2004 |
| 10:30 AM–11:50 AM |
| Republic B |
| Area: TPC/VBC; Domain: Applied Research |
| Chair: Mark L. Sundberg (Behavior Analysts, Inc.) |
| Panelists: A. CHARLES CATANIA (ABA Curmudgeon), JOHN L. MICHAEL (Western Michigan University), JAY MOORE (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), JULIE S. VARGAS (West Virginia University) |
| Abstract: The year 2004 would have been Skinner’s 100th birthday and this panel will honor his work by presenting a variety of quotes from his writings. Several of the quotes will be followed by comments from the panel members, and possibly comments from the audience. One of the goals of this panel is to bring individuals into direct contact with the richness of Skinner’s actual verbal behavior. All the panel members will submit their favorite quotes which will be assembled into a handout for the audience. |
| A. CHARLES CATANIA (ABA Curmudgeon) |
| JOHN L. MICHAEL (Western Michigan University) |
| JAY MOORE (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) |
| JULIE S. VARGAS (West Virginia University) |
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| B. F. Skinner Tribute Event - Celebrating the B.F. Skinner Centennial: The Discovery, Invention, and Construction of Behavior Analysis |
| Monday, May 31, 2004 |
| 1:30 PM–2:50 PM |
| Republic B |
| Area: TPC/EAB; Domain: Applied Research |
| Chair: Edward K. Morris (University of Kansas) |
| Discussant: Alexandra Rutherford (York University) |
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| Contingencies Over the Discovery of the Operant |
| JULIE S. VARGAS (West Virginia University) |
| Abstract: An analysis of the rat records from 1929 to 1932 from the Harvard Archives reveals details about the discovery of the operant that Skinner did not include in his "Case History" or in his autobiography. This talk analyses the specific contingencies over Skinner's research activities during those years. |
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| Inventing Applied Behavior Analysis |
| EDWARD K. MORRIS (University of Kansas), Deborah E. Altus (Washburn University), Nathaniel G. Smith (University of Kansas) |
| Abstract: Although applied behavior analysis was founded in the mid-1960s, it was fathered much earlier, most notably in B. F. Skinner’s pioneering research of the 1930s. That research was essential to the founding of applied behavior analysis because of its style, its focus, and its outcome. Its style was to work hands-on with behavior as a subject matter in its own right (cf. Bacon, Bernard); its focus was on functional relations between behavior and the environment (cf. Mach); its outcome was principles of behavior, in particular, of the behavior that operates on the environment – “operant” behavior (cf. Thorndike). These features of Skinner’s research allowed him to imagine, early on, the application of his science to problems of individual, social, and cultural importance and then, in 1945, to describe these and other applications in his utopian novel, Walden Two. Applied behavior analysis was arguably invented in the course of Skinner’s writing the book. In this paper, we describe (a) the genesis of applied behavior analysis in Skinner’s research program, (b) applications that he imagined up to the point of his writing Walden Two, (c) those he described in the book, and (d) his post-Walden Two contributions through myriad suggestions in Science and Human Behavior, his own applications (e.g., to education), and his encouragement of others to apply his science (e.g., Dews, Holland, Lindsley). |
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| The Discovery of Radical Behaviorism as Philosophy |
| JAY MOORE (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) |
| Abstract: Radical behaviorism is a comprehensive philosophy of science, concernedwith the subject matter and methods of a science of behavior. Itentails particular views of verbal behavior and epistemology thatevolved over 25 years in the middle of the 20th century. Thepresentation will outline some of the principal features of radicalbehaviorism, as well as the events during those 25 years that influencedits development. |
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| B. F. Skinner Tribute Event - The Shaping of Behaviorists: Influence of BF Skinner on the Development of Behavior Analysts |
| Monday, May 31, 2004 |
| 3:00 PM–4:20 PM |
| Republic B |
| Area: TPC; Domain: Applied Research |
| Chair: Thomas L. Zane (The Center for Applied Behavior Analysis) |
| Panelists: BETH SULZER-AZAROFF (University of Massachusetts/Browns Group), SAUL AXELROD (Temple University), JOHN W. JACOBSON (The Sage Colleges), PATRICK RIMELL (Southside Virginia Training Center) |
| Abstract: The year 2004 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of BF Skinner, the most influential psychologist of the 20th century. To celebrate and honor this occasion, and the man himself, the panel participants, leaders in the field of applied behavior analysis, will discuss how BF Skinner the man, and/or the science that he promoted, influenced their personal and/or professional lives. The panelists will underscore how Dr. Skinner has had a profound impact on the lives of so many people, both the behaviorists whose lives have been shaped by him and his theories, as well as the many people who have been helped through the application of technologies associated with Skinner and his approach towards the study of human behavior. |
| BETH SULZER-AZAROFF (University of Massachusetts/Browns Group) |
| SAUL AXELROD (Temple University) |
| JOHN W. JACOBSON (The Sage Colleges) |
| PATRICK RIMELL (Southside Virginia Training Center) |
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| Presidential Address: Behaviorism at 100 |
| Monday, May 31, 2004 |
| 4:30 PM–5:20 PM |
| Grand Ballroom |
| Chair: Jay Moore (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) |
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| Presidential Address: Behaviorism at 100 |
| Abstract: Access to vast amounts of information in almost instantaneous time, enabled by the Internet, is changing the nature of science. From a collection of relatively independent sciences developing specialized understandings of different subject matters, a single interdisciplinary enterprise is emerging on the premise that everything is related to everything else. In this enterprise, it is the relations among things not the things in relation which constitutes the subject of inquiry. The aims of this address are to explore the character and significance of this emerging Science of Relations, and to consider the implications of its development for behavior science in the foreseeable future. |
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| LINDA J. PARROTT HAYES (University of Nevada, Reno) |
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 Dr. Linda J. (Parrott) Hayes received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Manitoba (1974), and her master’s and doctoral degrees from Western Michigan University (1978, 1983). Dr. Hayes was a member of the Behavior Analysis faculty at West Virginia University while completing her doctorate, after which she took a position at Saint Mary’s University in Canada. She founded the Behavior Analysis Program at the University of Nevada-Reno on a self-capitalization model in 1990, and served as its director for more than a decade. Dr. Hayes has participated in the governance of ABA throughout her career, serving as Chair of the Education and Evaluation Committee, Coordinator of the Education Board, founder and director of the Council of Graduate Programs in Behavior Analysis, and has completed two terms as a member of the Council. She is best known for her work in behavior theory and philosophy. |
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| YogaFit Class |
| Monday, May 31, 2004 |
| 7:00 PM–7:50 PM |
| Gardner |
| Chair: Amanda N. Adams (Fitness Evolution) |
| All are invited to participate in this hatha power yoga class led by an expereinced and certified instructor. Beginners are welcome. This class will present some challenges and will work on strength, endurance, balance and flexibility. Wear comfortable clothing and being a towel. |
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| B.F. Skinner's 100th Anniversary Celebration |
| Monday, May 31, 2004 |
| 9:00 PM–12:00 AM |
| Grand Ballroom |
| Chair: Michael Perone (West Virginia University) |
| All are welcome to attend this social event honoring B. F. Skinner’s 100th anniversary. The evening will include a photo slide show, favorite Skinner quotes, live entertainment, birthday cake and a cash bar. |
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