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. 2016 Nov 1;32(2):139-153.
doi: 10.1007/s40616-016-0064-4. eCollection 2016 Oct.

Empirical Investigations of the Intraverbal: 2005-2015

Angelica A Aguirre  1 , Amber L Valentino  1 , Linda A LeBlanc  1
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Empirical Investigations of the Intraverbal: 2005-2015

Angelica A Aguirre et al. Anal Verbal Behav. .

Abstract

Several papers have reviewed the literature based on Skinner's conceptual framework presented in his 1957 book, Verbal Behavior. These reviews have called for more research on the topic of verbal behavior generally and often for more research on particular verbal operants. For example, Sautter and LeBlanc (2006) urged the behavior-analytic community to conduct more research on the intraverbal because of the scant existing literature base at that time. In the current review, we replicate the procedures used by Sautter and LeBlanc focusing specifically on the intraverbal relation and on the literature published in the 10 years since their call for research. We summarize the publication themes, provide graphs of the trends and types of published articles, and offer ideas for future research specific to the intraverbal.

Keywords: Intraverbal; Quantitative review; Skinner; Verbal behavior.

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Conflict of interest statement

Compliance with Ethical StandardsAll the authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Frequency of studies published on the intraverbal each year in all journals reviewed between the years 2005 through 2015
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Fig. 2
The frequency of studies published on the intraverbal in The Analysis of Verbal Behavior (TAVB), Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA), Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (RASD), The Psychological Record (PR), Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB), Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (JADD), European Journal of Behavior Analysis (EJBA), Research & Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPPSD), and Research in Developmental Disabilities (RIDD)
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Cumulative number of studies published on the intraverbal (pre-2005 to 2015)
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