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dc.creatorMason, Lee
dc.creatorOtero, Maria
dc.creatorAndrews, Alonzo
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-25T21:35:58Z
dc.date.available2024-09-25T21:35:58Z
dc.date.issued4/30/2024
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-024-00404-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-024-00418-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/65975
dc.descriptionThe functional analysis of complex verbal behavior requires an evaluation of topographically similar responses under multiple sources of control. Traditional graphical displays of behavior were designed to show the manipulation of isolated controlling variables and may not be amenable to displaying the multidimensional properties of complex behavior. Researchers have recently demonstrated the use of multiaxial radar charts for comparing the functional performance of biological systems. Here we extend the use of multidimensional analyses to compare the relative performance distributions of verbal behavior across four potential controlling variables. First, we provide a conceptual analysis of intraverbal and extraverbal control as continua along which stimuli range from formal to thematic and explain how the intersection of these stimulus fields creates a radar chart for multidimensional analysis. Then we demonstrate how data may be gathered through a verbal operant experimental analysis. We employed repeated measures to map the conditioning history of a child with autism spectrum disorder across 2 years of early intensive behavioral intervention and analyzed the results using shape descriptors for quantitative comparisons. We also compared the polygonal language profiles of children with autism against that of a neurotypical peer. Extending a multidimensional analysis to the field of verbal behavior provides the basis for a language growth chart that researchers and clinicians can use to monitor language acquisition over time. We discuss the use of radar charts as a framework for understanding the interdependence of verbal operants and suggest their use for complex analyses of complex verbal behavior.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.sourcePERSPECTIVES ON BEHAVIOR SCIENCE
dc.titleAnalyzing the Functional Interdependence of Verbal Behavior with Multiaxial Radar Charts
dc.typeArticle
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0
local.collegeBurnett School of Medicine
local.departmentBurnett School of Medicine
local.personsMason (SOM)


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