The Role of Joint Control in Listener Responses and Generative Responding matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in language assessment, teaching sessions, caregiver coaching, and natural communication routines. In The Role of Joint Control in Listener Responses, for this course, the practical stakes show up in clearer case conceptualization, better instructional targets, and stronger generalization, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →This presentation talks about the role of joint control in listener responding, specifically, in manded selection responses. Several empirical studies were reviewed to demonstrate that both self-echoic and tact training are necessary for participants to select novel stimulus. Furthermore, a preliminary study was discussed to demonstrate that joint control could be used as a teaching technique to generate novel responses.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
Dr. Joyce C. Tu is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with a doctorate in educational psychology from West Virginia University, specializing in applied behavior analysis (ABA). Dr. Tu has over 20 years’ experience as an organizational leader, behavior analysis professor and practitioner — teaching behavior analysis in universities and providing ABA services, training, workshops and supervision in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Tu’s specialization and research interests are chiefly in verbal behavior, specifically, joint control and its role in listeners’ behavior. Her research appears in peer-reviewed journals, such as The European Journal of Behavior Analysis and The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. In 2011, Dr. Tu co-authored a Chinese-language textbook published by Peking University Press, including chapters on topics such as shaping, prompting/fading, chaining and generalization. Dr. Tu has held numerous workshops and speaking engagements for professional organizations in the U.S. and abroad, such as the Ai You Foundation, ABA International (ABAI) and the California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA). She has served on the board of advisors for Best Buddies International; as Editor-in-Chief of Operants magazine; and on CalABA’s Board of Directors, including as its President. Dr. Tu currently serves as President of the B.F. Skinner Foundation. Additionally, Dr. Tu is founder and director of ABA Unlimited (ABAU), a behavior analysis consulting and continuing education provider. In 2021, ABAU developed a new verified ABA course sequence for Peking University School of Medical Education in Beijing, where Dr. Tu serves as an ABA professor. Prior to her work for Easterseals, Dr. Tu was founder and director of Center for Behavioral Sciences (CBS) for 16 years, an ABA provider with over 100 employees throughout California. CBS was acquired by Easterseals Southern California (ESSC) in 2019 and Dr. Tu became ESSC’s Vice President of Clinical Transformations, Autism Services.
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