Bill Epstein et als article refers to certain verbal or visual 'set -up' stimuli functioning as an establishing operation for the 'critical stimulus' or punch...
Stewart, Ian
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Aug 1, 2007 12:56 pm
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Well said, Ian. The absence of transfer of function and equivalence from Epstein et al's analysis is indeed disappointing. Derived relations procedures offer...
Thanks Todd, I asked about positive psychology as a colleague of mine here in the department, Mike Hogan, has been interested in positive psychology for some...
Stewart, Ian
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Aug 1, 2007 2:34 pm
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Simon, Yeah, the concept of incongruous relational networks followed by a transformation of functions of a relational network previously understood in a more...
Stewart, Ian
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Aug 1, 2007 2:59 pm
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Hi all, Nice conversation! Building on your last sentences, Ian, one could hypothesize that a joke would be considered more funny if more stimuli are framed...
Reading these posts I am reminded of my all time favorite ABA presentation: Size Matters: Examining the Nonarbitrary and Relational properties of Sexual...
Jonathan Weinstein
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Aug 1, 2007 3:14 pm
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By the way, the Americans on the list serve might note that I used the word 'humour' in my last e-mail. In case you're feeling confused, let me just translate...
Stewart, Ian
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Aug 1, 2007 3:16 pm
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Heh heh, which reminds me of a joke that was submitted as part of Laugh Lab, an internet-based attempt to find the world's funniest joke..(this wasn't the...
Marco, I think a lot of humor will annoy some and not others purely because of the implicit assumptions involved in the relational network (e.g, the Bush joke...
Stewart, Ian
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Aug 1, 2007 3:50 pm
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Jonathan -The old 'double entendre' effect! BTW Leslie, I too have shattered my old record for posts to the list serve in a single day so I will now STFU (ooh...
Stewart, Ian
ian.stewart@...
Aug 1, 2007 4:32 pm
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One of the things that often happens in humor is that the cues that lead to a dominant relational network in the "set up" turn out to have disguised virtually...
Sure Units of analysis purpose of the research truth the role of context what is a variable what is a causal variable ontology As it applies to your study ...
There is a bit of a disconnect between the theory and the actual methodology employed. Maybe, but you can't tell simply by the form. As the RFT labs nail down...
I admit I really like Todd's work. Most my published work is in a similar veign.....I must confess...I often think like a.....(gasp) mechanist. And I think...
Todd, You said: "The interesting questions to ask such a sample are endless (for example, consider the potential for studying whether and how mortality ...
Stewart, Ian
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Aug 2, 2007 4:35 pm
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Hi Steve, Just elaborating on this bit of your post: ''we display the responses primates show to mock aggression: we show our teeth'' My understanding is that...
There was a good piece about Albert Ellis on BBC Radio 4's Last Word programme yesterday which you can find at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/ news/lastword.shtml...
I've had quite a few back-channels asking for the source of that info about chimps and smiles - two people suggesting the theory may be way off. I have to...
The ACT summer institute 4 dates are confirmed! The institute will take place Thursday May 29 - Saturday May 31, 2008 at the campus of the Illinois Institute...
In a time of stress, a client without any history of anxiety problems suddenly develops debilitating OCD. (Good premorbid adjustment-- appeared to be...
Without knowing anything more about the client my immediate thoughts are something along the lines of: increased workload is in frame of correspondence with...
Here's some thoughts: You can readily view compulsive behavior, for example, as a type of experiential avoidance--a way of trying to 'stave off' aversive...
Recently in Australia, the Government has poored millions into a road safety campaign that suggests car hoons have small penises. a "Car hoon" is usually a...
Hi Joseph, While this has no bearing on whether or not the ad will have the intended effect it is interesting to note what a hit the ads have become. Today...
It seems as if the link has been removed. I am very curious to see this add. If anyone has copied this add and you please repost. thanks, John patty...
Hey Folks, Just for fun, I started a podcast related to 3rd Wave Behavior Therapy. The first episode includes interviews with Kevin Polk and Steve Hayes. If...
I just read an article of Tepaeru Minster (JEAB, 2006, 371-391) in which she refuted a prediction of Sidman's theory on stimulus equivalence. In the discussion...
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