Table 5.
Assigned Primary Texts within VCS Programs
| Number of Respondents (N=31) | % | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 38.7 | Skinner, B. F. (1974). About behaviorism. Random House. |
| 10 | 32.2 | Skinner, B. F. (1953). Science and human behavior. Macmillan. |
| 9 | 29.0 | Cooper, J.O., Heron, T.E., & Heward, W.L. (2020). Applied behavior analysis (3rd ed.). Pearson Education. |
| Johnston, J. M. (2014). Radical behaviorism for ABA practitioners. Sloan. | ||
| 4 | 12.9 | Chiesa, M. (1994). Radical behaviorism: The philosophy and the science. Authors Cooperative. |
| 4 | 12.9 | Skinner, B. F. (1948). Walden two. Macmillan. |
| 3 | 9.7 | Skinner, B. F. (1957). Verbal behavior. Appleton-Century-Crofts. |
| 3 | 9.7 | Skinner, B. F. (2002). Beyond freedom and dignity. Hackett. |
| 2 | 6.5 | Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2006). How to think like a behavior analyst. Routledge. |
| 2 | 6.5 | Pierce, W. D., & Cheney, C. D. (2017). Behavior analysis and learning: A biobehavioral approach. Routledge. |
| Baum, W. M. (2005). Understanding behaviorism: Behavior, culture, and evolution. Blackwell. | ||
| Moore, J. (2008). Conceptual foundations of radical behaviorism. Sloan. | ||
| Skinner, B.F. (1987). Upon further reflection. Prentice-Hall. | ||
| 1 | 3.2 | Catania, A. C. (2013). Learning. Sloan. |
| 1 | 3.2 | Ferster, C. B., & Skinner, B. F. (1957). Schedules of reinforcement. Appleton-Century- Crofts. |
| Gast, D. L., & Ledford, J. R. (2014). Single case research methodology: Applications in special education and behavioral sciences (2nd ed.). Routledge Taylor & Francis. | ||
| Pear J. J. (2007). A historical and contemporary look at psychological systems. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. | ||
| Rachlin, H. (2014). The escape of the mind. Oxford University Press. | ||
| Rutherford, A. (2009). Beyond the box: B. F. Skinner's technology of behavior from laboratory to life, 1950s–1970s. York University Press. | ||
| Schlinger, H., & Poling, A. (1998). Introduction to scientific psychology. Plenum Press. | ||
| Schneider, S. M. (2012). The science of consequences: How they affect genes, change the brain, and impact our world. Prometheus Books. | ||
| Sidman, M. (1960). Tactics of scientific research: Evaluating experimental data in psychology. Basic Books. | ||
| Skinner, B. F. (1961). Cumulative record. Appleton-Century-Crofts. | ||
| Torneke, N. (2010). Learning RFT: An introduction to relational frame theory and its clinical application. New Harbinger. |