Asano, T. & Lattal, K.A. (2008).
Historical note on cumulative recorders manufactured in Japan.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 90, 125-129.
The history of cumulative recorders manufactured in Japan between the early
1970s and the present is described. The first such instrument was the
TosokuÐKogyo Company’s Model T-45A, followed thereafter by its Model
T-45B, built on the same chassis as the T-45A, but with different electrical
and mechanical components. When TosokuÐKogyo closed its recorder operations,
the recorder continued to be manufactured and sold by OkuboÐSokkouki as
its Model OS 180. The appearance of such commercially manufactured cumulative
recorders in countries other than the United States further attests to the
internationalization of behavior analysis during the mid- to late-20th century.
Key words: cumulative recorder, Japanese manufacture, history