Todd Risley Explained

Todd Risley
Birth Name:Todd Robert Risley
Birth Date:8 September 1937
Birth Place:Alaska, United States of America
Death Place:Alaska
Fields:Psychology
Workplaces:University of Kansas
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Education:San Diego State College
University of Washington
Thesis Title:The establishment of verbal behavior in deviant children
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Thesis Year:1966
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Known For:Applied behavior analysis
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Todd Robert Risley (September 8, 1937 – November 2, 2007) was an American psychologist. He is credited with helping to create the field of applied behavior analysis, and has been described as a "pioneer" in this field.[1] [2] He is known for the study he conducted with Betty Hart, who was his graduate student at the University of Kansas at the time, on the word gap between rich and poor children.[3] [4] He was also a co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Fixsen . Dean . Dunlap . Glen . April 2004 . A Celebration of the Contributions of Montrose M. Wolf and Todd R. Risley . Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions . en . 6 . 2 . 121–123 . 10.1177/10983007040060020701 . 145577843 . 1098-3007.
  2. Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development . Springer US . Boston, MA . Cox . Michelle . 2011 . 1274–1275 . en . 10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_3160 . 978-0-387-77579-1 . Foster . Kenneth . Pritchard . Josh . Chong . Ivy . Noggle . Chad A. . Mazur-Mosiewicz . Anna . Davis . Andrew S. . Guion . Kim . Holcomb . Matthew J.. Risley, Todd R .
  3. Lutzker . John R. . 2008 . Todd R. Risley (1937-2007). . . en . 63 . 6 . 559 . 10.1037/0003-066X.63.6.559 . 1935-990X.
  4. News: Kamenetz . Anya . Let's Stop Talking About The '30 Million Word Gap' . 2018-06-01 . . 2020-04-19 . en . Anya Kamenetz.
  5. Web site: Todd Risley . . 2020-04-19.