Understanding Verbal Relations (International Institute on Verbal Relations Ser) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1878978012 ISBN 13: 9781878978011

Publisher: Context Press, 1992

Synopsis

This volume, originating from the Second and Third International Institute on Verbal Relations, summarizes some of the more recent developments in the analysis of rule-governance and especially of stimulus equivalence, exclusion, and other derived stimulus relations. There is no more detailed and comprehensive treatment of stimulus equivalence anywhere. This volume will be of interest to anyone who wishes to understand verbal relations from a behavioral point of view.

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About the Authors

Linda J. Hayes, PhD, is professor of psychology and founder and director of the Behavior Analysis Program at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Steven C. Hayes, PhD, is Foundation Professor in the department of psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. An author of forty-four books and over 600 scientific articles, his career has focused on an analysis of the nature of human language and cognition, and the application of this to the understanding and alleviation of human suffering and the promotion of human prosperity. Among other associations, Hayes has been president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), and the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. He has received several awards, including the Impact of Science on Application Award from the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the ABCT.

Edition details

• Publisher: Context Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 1878978012
• ISBN 13: 9781878978011
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Hayes PhD Linda J., Hayes PhD Steven C.