My research interests lie in the experimental analysis of behavior. To bring knowledge of basic behavioral processes to bear on clinically significant issues (e.g., learning and problem behavior in mental retardation and developmental disabilities), I conduct laboratory research using both non-human animals (pigeons and rats) and humans (people with and without mental retardation). Research topics have included behavioral persistence, behavioral history, behavioral variability, choice, conditioned reinforcement, reinforcement-schedule interactions, relational learning, discriminative stimulus control, and punishment.

Updated: 21.Aug.2007

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