RESEARCH ARTICLES IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS 

The following publications are journal articles pertaining to various topics about ABA and common techniques used in Verbal Behavior Training.  

PAIRING

Lalli, J.S., Vollmer, T.R., Progar, P.R., Wright, C., Borrero, J., Daniel, D., Hoffner-

Barthold, C., Tocco, K., & May, W. (1999).  Competition between positive and negative reinforcement in the treatment of escape behavior.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 32, 285-296. 

DEMAND FADING 

Pace, G.M., Ivancic, M.T., & Jefferson, G. (1994).  Stimulus fading as treatment for obscenity in a brain injured adult.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 27, 301-305.

Pace, G.M., Iwata, B.A., Cowdery, G. E., Andree, P.J., McIntyre, T. (1993).  Stimulus (instructional) fading during extinction of self-injurious escape behavior.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 26, 205-212. 

Weld, E.M., & Evans, I.M. (1990).  Effects of part versus whole instructional strategies on skill acquisition and excess behavior.  American Journal of Mental Retardation, 4, 377-386. 

Zarcone, J.R, Iwata, B.A., Vollmer, T.R., Jagtiani, S., Smith, R.G., & Mazaleski, J.L. 

(1993).  Extinction of self-injurious escape behavior with and without instructional fading.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 26, 353-360. 

Zarcone, J.R., Iwata, B.A., Smith, R.G., Mazaleski, J.L., & Lerman, D.C. (1994).

Reemergence and extinction of self-injurious escape behavior during stimulus (instructional) fading.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 27, 307-316. 

ERRORLESS LEARNING 

Touchette, P.E., & Howard, J.S. (1984).  Errorless learning:  Reinforcement contingencies and stimulus control transfer in delayed prompting.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 17, 175-181. 

Weeks, M. & Gaylord-Ross, R. (1981).  Task difficulty and aberrant behavior in severely handicapped students.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 14, 449-463.

 TASK INTERSPERSAL/BEHAVIOR MOMENTUM 

Davis, C.A., Brady, M. P., Williams, R.E., & Hamilton, R. (1992).  Effects of high-probability requests on the acquisition and generalization of responses to requests in young children with behavior disorders.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25, 905-916. 

Dunlap, G. & Koegel, R. L. (1980).  Motivating autistic children through stimulus variation.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 13, 619-627. 

Horner, R.H., Day, H.M., Sprague, J.R., O’Brien, M., & Tuesday-Heathfield, T. (1991). 

Interspersed requests:  A nonaversive procedure for reducing aggression and self-injury during instruction.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 24, 265-278. 

Koegel, L. & Koegel, R.L. (1986).  The effects of interspersed maintenance tasks on academic performance in a severe childhood stroke victim.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 19, 425-430. 

Zarcone, J.R., Iwata, B.A., Hughes, C.E., & Vollmer, T.R. (1993).  Momentum versusextinction effects in the treatment of self-injurious escape behavior.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 26, 135-136. 

INSTRUCTIONAL PACE 

Carnine, D.W. (1976).  Effects of two teacher-presentation rates on off-task behavior, answering correctly, and participation.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 9, 199-206.