The Analysis of Verbal Behavior

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The Analysis of Verbal Behavior (TAVB) is a scientific journal that was established in 1982 as a peer-reviewed psychology journal. It publishes research in the conceptual and empirical analysis of verbal behavior and problems of social importance. [1]

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History

The journal was created by Mark Sundberg in 1982 after he completed his PhD at Western Michigan University in 1980. TAVB was previously a newsletter called the VB Newsletters. No articles or editions were published during the year of 1984.

Editorship

The current editor-in-chief (2023) is Tiffany M Kodak, PhD, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA. [2] [3]

Previous editors include (2012) Anna I. Pétursdóttir, PhD, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth.

Importance of the journal

[...] even though one may be able to do good works without talking about it correctly, I can't help but believe that even better works are possible when verbal practices are not seriously flawed.

Notable authors

Technologies and applications

Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program

VB MAPP is an example of technology used in behavioral interventions that is based on the type of research done in TAVB.

Functional analytic psychotherapy

Functional analytic psychotherapy is a treatment derived from Verbal Behavior analysis applied to adults with depression and other psycho-pathologies.

No details for its impact factors are available to date.

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