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6318
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Overview

Todd R. Risley was affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research contributions spanned behavioral and psychological studies, with a particular focus on autism spectrum disorder research.

Their recent published work includes two papers in the Revista Brasileira de Análise do Comportamento from 2023. These papers were titled "Algumas dimensões atuais da análise do comportamento aplicada" and "Algumas dimensões ainda atuais da análise do comportamento aplicada." Both contributions explored dimensions within applied behavior analysis.

They frequently collaborated with other researchers, notably Donald M. Baer and Montrose M. Wolf, with whom they co-authored multiple publications. Their work was predominantly published in the Revista Brasileira de Análise do Comportamento.

Risley's academic focus included fields such as developmental and educational psychology and cognitive neuroscience, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to behavior analysis and psychological research.

  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

  • Algumas dimensões atuais da análise do comportamento aplicada (2023) - Revista Brasileira de Análise do Comportamento
  • Algumas dimensões ainda atuais da análise do comportamento aplicada (2023) - Revista Brasileira de Análise do Comportamento

  • Donald M. Baer
  • Montrose M. Wolf

  • Revista Brasileira de Análise do Comportamento

  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Some current dimensions of applied behavior analysis

    Donald M. Baer;Montrose M. Wolf;Todd R. Risley

  • SOME STILL-CURRENT DIMENSIONS OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

    Donald M. Baer;Montrose M. Wolf;Todd R. Risley

  • The Early Catastrophe. The 30 Million Word Gap.

    Betty Hart;Todd R. Risley

  • American Parenting of Language-Learning Children: Persisting Differences in Family-Child Interactions Observed in Natural Home Environments.

    Betty Hart;Todd R. Risley

  • Application of operant conditioning procedures to the behaviour problems of an autistic child

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  • Incidental teaching of language in the preschool.

    Betty Hart;Todd R. Risley

  • The effects and side effects of punishing the autistic behaviors of a deviant child

    Todd R. Risley

  • The social world of children learning to talk

    Betty Hart;Todd R. Risley

  • ESTABLISHING USE OF DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES IN THE SPONTANEOUS SPEECH OF DISADVANTAGED PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

    Betty M. Hart;Todd R. Risley

  • Establishing functional speech in echolalic children.

    Todd Risley;Montrose Wolf

  • In vivo language intervention: unanticipated general effects.

    Betty Hart;Todd R. Risley

  • Developing correspondence between the non-verbal and verbal behavior of preschool children.

    Todd R. Risley;Betty Hart

  • The effects of play materials on social play

    H. Robert Quilitch;Todd R. Risley

  • Using preschool materials to modify the language of disadvantaged children.

    Betty Hart;Todd R. Risley

  • The treatment of self-injurious behavior

    Judith E. Favell;Nathan H. Azrin;Alfred A. Baumeister;Edward G. Carr

  • Application of operant conditioning procedures to the behavior problems of an autistic child: a follow-up and extension.

    Montrose Wolf;Todd Risley;Margaret Johnston;Florence Harris

  • The organization of day-care environments: "zone" versus "man-to-man" staff assignments.

    Kathryn LeLaurin;Todd R. Risley

  • A practical strategy for ongoing reinforcer assessment.

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  • The organization of day-care environments: required versus optional activities.

    Larry A. Doke;Todd R. Risley

  • PEER TUTORING AMONG ELEMENTARY STUDENTS: EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS TO THE TUTOR

    John P. Dineen;Hewitt B. Clark;Todd R. Risley

  • Contingent observation: an effective and acceptable procedure for reducing disruptive behavior of young children in a group setting.

    Janet K. Porterfield;Emily Herbert‐Jackson;Todd R. Risley

  • Open environment design for infant and toddler day care.

    Sandra Twardosz;Michael F. Cataldo;Todd R. Risley

  • Design of living environments for nursing-home residents: increasing participation in recreation activities.

    Lynn E. McClannahan;Todd R. Risley

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael F. Cataldo
Michael F. Cataldo Kennedy Krieger Institute
Donald M. Baer
Donald M. Baer University of Kansas
Edward G. Carr
Edward G. Carr Stony Brook University
Debra Kamps
Debra Kamps University of Kansas
O. Ivar Lovaas
O. Ivar Lovaas University of California, Los Angeles
Rex Forehand
Rex Forehand University of Vermont
Judith J. Carta
Judith J. Carta University of Kansas
Richard M. Foxx
Richard M. Foxx Pennsylvania State University
Charles R. Greenwood
Charles R. Greenwood University of Kansas
Jay V. Solnick
Jay V. Solnick University of California, Davis

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