Rule-Governed Behavior: Cognition, Contingencies, and Instructional Control (Paperback)

by Steven C. Hayes (Author)

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Behavior analytic research on rule-governed behavior was first gathered in this book in 1989. Shortly after that time, the area slowed, perhaps in part due to the difficulties in distinguishing verbal from non-verbal processes within behavior analysis. Recently, however, there has been a notable pick up in interest in the topic. This previously out of print volume has been reprinted by Context Press in order to provide a readily accessible resource to behavioral psychologists as they move ahead in their research and practical work. Still current in many ways, the volume includes:

B. F. Skinner on the behavior of the listener

Hayne W. Reese on cognitive and behavioristic views of rule-governed behavior

Margaret Vaughan on the history of the concept of rule-governed behavior in behavior analysis

Charles Catania, Eliot Shimoff, and Byron A. Matthews on the experimental analysis of rule-governed behavior

Steven C. Hayes and Linda J. Hayes on the verbal action of the listener as a basis of rule-governance

Steven C. Hayes, Robert D. Zettle, and Irwin Rosenfarb on functional units of rule-following

Philip N. Hineline and Barbara A. Wanchisen on the distinction between contingency-shaped and rule-governed behavior

Richard W. Malott on control by rules describing contingencies that are not direct acting

Roger L. Poppen on some clinical implications of rule-governed behavior

Steven C. Hayes, Barbara S. Kohlenberg, and Susan M. Melancon on avoiding and altering rule-control as a strategy of clinical intervention

Product Details

• Paperback: 391 pages
• Publisher: Context Press (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878978489
• ISBN-13: 978-1878978486
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #543,985 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent intro to underappreciated area, February 10, 2002

By	Bobby Newman (Long Beach, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Rule-Governed Behavior: Cognition, Contingencies, and Instructional Control (Hardcover)

Rule-governed Behavior is an excellent introduction to one of the most under-appreciated areas of Applied Behavior Analysis. Ironically, RGB is one of the topic areas that best addresses the critics of ABA, and yet many within the field do not properly appreciate its importance. Some of the research conclusions have been updated recently, but this is an excellent place to begin getting grounded in RGB