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Table of Contents for Spring 2008 (Volume 41)

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In Memoriam

* (76K)     Michael F. Cataldo. Todd R. Risley: A man who didn’t like counting angels. Pp. 1-6 .
* (88K)     James A. Sherman. Todd R. Risley: Friend, colleague, visionary Pp. 7-10.
* (64K)     Frances Degen Horowitz. Todd Risley in the context of the University of Kansas. Pp. 11-13.

Research Articles

* (168K)     Laura L. Grow, Michael E. Kelley, Henry S. Roane, and M. Alice Shillingsburg. Utility of extinction-induced response variability for the selection of mands. Pp. 15-24.
    Stacy A. Layer, Gregory P. Hanley, Nicole A. Heal, and Jeffrey H. Tiger. Determining individual preschoolers’ preferences in a group arrangement. Pp. 25-37.
    Derek D. Reed and Brian K. Martens. Sensitivity and bias under conditions of equal and unequal academic task difficulty. Pp. 39-52.
    Anna Ingeborg Petursdottir, James E. Carr, Sarah A. Lechago, and Season M. Almason. An evaluation of intraverbal training and listener training for teaching categorization skills. Pp. 53-68.
    Brian K. Martens, Florence D. DiGennaro, Derek D. Reed, Frances M. Szczech, and Blair D. Rosenthal. Contingency space analysis: An alternative method for identifying contingent relations from observational data. Pp. 69-81.
    Carrie S. W. Borrero and John C. Borrero. Descriptive and experimental analyses of potential precursors to problem behavior. Pp. 83-96.
    Adel C. Najdowski, Michele D. Wallace, Carrie Ellsworth, Alicia MacAleese, and Jackie Cleveland. Functional analyses and treatment of precursor behavior. Pp. 97-105.

Reports

* (284K)     Melissa M. Anglesea, Hannah Hoch, and Bridget A. Taylor. Reducing rapid eating in teenagers with autism: use of a pager prompt. Pp. 107-111.
    Kelly J. Bouxsein, Jeffrey H. Tiger, and Wayne W. Fisher. A comparison of general and specific instructions to promote task engagement and completion with a young man diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Pp. 113-116.
    Candice M. Jostad, Raymond G. Miltenberger, Pamela Kelso, and Peter Knudso. Peer tutoring to prevent firearm play: Acquisition, generalization, and long-term maintenance of safety skills. Pp. 117-123.
    Jeffrey H. Tiger, Gregory P. Hanley, and Kylie M. Larsen. A practical variation of a multiple-schedule procedure: Brief schedule-correlated stimuli. Pp. 125-130.
    Megan D. Scherrer and David A. Wilder. The use of training to increase safe tray carrying among cocktail servers. Pp. 131-135.
    Iser G. DeLeon, Louis P. Hagopian, Vanessa Rodriguez-Catter, Lynn G. Bowman, Ethan S. Long, and Eric W. Boelter. Increasing wearing of prescription glasses in individuals with mental retardation. Pp. 137-142.
    Robert H. LaRue Jr., John Northup, Alan A. Baumeister, Mike F. Hawkins, Lauren Seale, Tara Williams, and Andrea Ridgway. An evaluation of stimulant medication on the reinforcing effects of play. Pp. 143-147.

Book Review

* (108K)     Jennifer L. Austin and Jason A. Marshall. Bridging the marketing gap: A review of How to Think Like a Behavior Analyst: Understanding the Science That Can Change Your Life by Jon Bailey and Mary Burch. Pp. 149-154.

Guest Associate Editors and Guest Reviewers.

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