STIMULUS CONTROL
STIMULUS CONTROL TOPOGRAPHIES & ROUTES TO STIMULUS CONTROL
Our lab is interested in the development of stimulus control and identifying the specific conditions under which a behavior will be emitted. One example of this interest is in the development of responding by exclusion, which describes instances in which a learner is not responding to the target stimulus, but away from a different stimulus. We are also interested in the development of restricted stimulus control (sometimes referred to as overselectivity) in academic performances and language development. A few of our publications on these topics are shown below.
STIMULUS CONTROL IN PICTURE-BOOK READING
Taylor (Kennedy) Lewis has spearheaded our lab's recent work on stimulus control in picture-book reading. In this work, we are interested in methods to overcome the picture-text problem, which describes instances in which a learner's reading is controlled by pictures rather than text. For example, when simultaneously presented with a picture of a dog and the text dog, the learner may respond correctly by saying "dog." However, when only the word dog is shown, the learner is unable to correctly respond. Our research has been examining the development of the picture-text problem and attempting to develop measures to predict conditions under which the picture-text problem is likely. We are also interested in methods to remediate the picture-text problem. A few of our publications on these topics are shown below.
