Derived relational responding and relational frame theory: A fruitful behavior analytic paradigm for the investigation of human language.

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 398-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Relational Frame Theory ◽  
Frame Theory ◽  
Human Language ◽  
Derived Relational Responding ◽  
Relational Responding ◽  
Relational Frame

scholarly journals Relating is an Operant: A Fly Over of 35 Years of RFT Research

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven C. Hayes ◽  
Stu Law ◽  
Kian Assemi ◽  
Neal Falletta-Cowden ◽  
Melia Shamblin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Relational Frame Theory ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Relational Learning ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Frame Theory ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Relational Responding ◽  
Relational Frame ◽  
Type Of Behavior

Relational Frame Theory (RFT) is the simplest form of operant theory since it claims nothing more than a particular type of behavior, arbitrarily applicable derived relational responding, is an operant. While the theory is simple, its implications are not, and adoption has been slow until recently. RFT was first formally described in 1985 and in the 35 years since, hundreds of studies have been conducted on relational learning from an operant point of view. The present paper briefly summarizes that history and examines some of its key claims. So far, the empirical program delineated by RFT has held up remarkably well. Future directions are delineated that will enable a more comprehensive evaluation of the importance of the RFT research program, and a more thorough exploration of its profound implications.

Strategies for using metaphor in psychological treatment

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-232
Author(s):  
Niklas Törneke
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Relational Frame Theory ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Specific Model ◽  
Frame Theory ◽  
Behavioral Approach ◽  
Human Language ◽  
Dynamic Approach ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Relational Frame

Abstract In most models of psychotherapy metaphor is considered an important aspect of communication. At the same time there is a need for a rationale to tell the clinician with what purpose and how to use metaphor for the benefit of the client. The present article suggests such principles, specifically based on a behavioral approach to human language, relational frame theory (RFT). This approach has co-developed with a specific model of psychotherapy: acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and the conclusions in this article are very much in line with that model. Overlap between RFT and a recent linguistic theory of metaphor, the dynamic approach, is also discussed.

scholarly journals The Moderating Impact of Distal Regularities on the Effect of Stimulus Pairings

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Hughes ◽  
Jan De Houwer ◽  
Dermot Barnes-Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Relational Frame Theory ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Frame Theory ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Relational Responding ◽  
Relational Frame ◽  
Simple Question ◽  
Arbitrarily Applicable Relational Responding ◽  
Current Article ◽  
Contextual Behavioral Science

Abstract. Throughout much of the past century psychologists have focused their attention on a seemingly simple question: How do people come to like or dislike stimuli in the environment? Evaluative Conditioning (EC) – a change in liking due to the pairing of stimuli – has been offered as one avenue through which novel preferences may be formed and existing ones altered. In the current article, we offer a new look at EC from the perspective of Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS) and, more specifically, Relational Frame Theory (RFT). We briefly review the EC literature, introduce Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS), Relational Frame Theory (RFT), and then describe a behavioral phenomenon known as arbitrarily applicable relational responding (AARR). Afterwards, we examine the relationship between EC and AARR. This novel perspective offers ways to organize existing as well as predict new EC effects, contributes to debates on “genuine” EC, human versus nonhuman EC, and further facilitates the development and refinement of cognitive theories of EC.

scholarly journals Back to the future with an up-dated version of RFT: More field than frame?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dermot Barnes-Holmes ◽  
Yvonne Barnes-Holmes ◽  
Ciara McEnteggart ◽  
Colin Harte
Keyword(s):  
Relational Frame Theory ◽  
Frame Theory ◽  
Unit Of Analysis ◽  
Relational Responding ◽  
Transformation Of Functions ◽  
Behavioral Dynamics ◽  
Relational Frame ◽  
Arbitrarily Applicable Relational Responding ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Psychological Events

The current chapter presents an overview of a line of research that focuses on the behavioral dynamics of arbitrarily applicable relational responding (AARRing), and the implications of this research for the on-going development of relational frame theory (RFT) itself. Specifically, the integration of two recent conceptual developments within RFT are described. The first of these is the multi-dimensional, multi-level (MDML) framework and the second is the differential arbitrarily applicable relational responding effects (DAARRE) model. Integrating the MDML framework and the DAARRE model emphasizes the transformation of functions within the MDML, thus yielding a hyper-dimensional, multi-level (HDML) framework for analyzing the behavioral dynamics of AARRing. The HDML generates a new conceptual unit of analysis for RFT in which relating, orienting, and evoking (ROEing) are seen as involved in virtually all psychological events for verbally-able humans. Some of the implications of the ROE as a unit of analysis for RFT are explored, including the idea that it may be useful to conceptualize the dynamics of AARRing as involving a field of verbal interactants.

A Review of Relational Frame Theory Research Into Deictic Relational Responding

2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 569-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria M. Montoya-Rodríguez ◽  
Francisco J. Molina ◽  
Louise McHugh
Keyword(s):  
Relational Frame Theory ◽  
Frame Theory ◽  
Relational Responding ◽  
Relational Frame ◽  
Deictic Relational Responding ◽  
Theory Research
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