The Analysis of Verbal Behavior
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The Analysis of Verbal Behavior (TAVB) is a scientific journal
that was established in 1982 as a peer-reviewed psychology journal. It publishes research in conceptual and empirical analysis of verbal behavior and problems of social importance.
in 1980. TAVB was previously a newsletter called the VB Newsletters and no publications appeared in 1984.
is a treatment derived from Verbal Behavior analysis applied to adults with depression and other psycho-pathologies.
No details for its impact factors are available to date.
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
that was established in 1982 as a peer-reviewed psychology journal. It publishes research in conceptual and empirical analysis of verbal behavior and problems of social importance.
History
The journal was created by Mark Sundberg in 1982 after he completed his PhD at Western Michigan UniversityWestern Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
in 1980. TAVB was previously a newsletter called the VB Newsletters and no publications appeared in 1984.
Editorship
The current editor (2010) is Caio F. Miguel PhD, BCBA-D California State University, Sacramento.Importance of the journal
- The journal is indexed, in PsycINFOPsycINFOPsycINFO is a database of abstracts of literature in the field of psychology. It is produced by the American Psychological Association and distributed on the association's and through third-party vendors. It is the electronic version of the now-ceased Psychological Abstracts...
and it is published yearly by the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). It typically publishes 10–20 articles per year. Its ISSN is 08889-9401. - TAVB is a delayed open access journalDelayed open access journalDelayed open access journals are traditional subscription-based journals that provide open access or free access upon the elapse of an embargo period following the initial publication date...
: recent reprints, volume 22, 2006 onwards, are available free from ABAI. From 1982 to 2000 TAVB has published 150 articles in Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Applied Behavior Analysis, and Conceptual Behavior Analysis. TAVB features scientific articles on the various functions of language such as mandMandMand may refer to:*Mand, a Jat clan from Punjab, India*Mand , term for a verbal operant, introduced by B.F. Skinner in his book Verbal Behavior*Mánd, a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Hungary...
, tactTactTact may refer to:* Tact , a term used by B. F. Skinner for a type of verbal operant* TACT * TACT * TACT Records, a record label* Tact Meyers, a Galaxy Angel character...
, intraverbals, listener behavior and rule-governed behavior, autoclitics, multiple control, private events, epistemology, language acquisitionLanguage acquisitionLanguage acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive, produce and use words to understand and communicate. This capacity involves the picking up of diverse capacities including syntax, phonetics, and an extensive vocabulary. This language might be vocal as with...
, language assessmentAssessmentEducational assessment is the process of documenting, usually in measurable terms, knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs. Assessment can focus on the individual learner, the learning community , the institution, or the educational system as a whole...
and training, second languageSecond languageA second language or L2 is any language learned after the first language or mother tongue. Some languages, often called auxiliary languages, are used primarily as second languages or lingua francas ....
s, pedagogyPedagogyPedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
, the verbal behavior of nonhumans, verbal behavior research methodology, and the history of verbal behavior analysis.
Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program
VB MAPP is an example of technology used in behavioral interventions that is based on the type of research done in TAVB.Functional analytic psychotherapy
Functional analytic psychotherapyFunctional Analytic Psychotherapy
Functional analytic psychotherapy is an approach to clinical psychotherapy that uses a radical behaviorist position informed by B.F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior....
is a treatment derived from Verbal Behavior analysis applied to adults with depression and other psycho-pathologies.
No details for its impact factors are available to date.