Ben A. Williams

2.7k total citations
81 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Ben A. Williams is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben A. Williams has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 41 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 25 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in Ben A. Williams's work include Behavioral and Psychological Studies (69 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (34 papers) and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (25 papers). Ben A. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral and Psychological Studies (69 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (34 papers) and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (25 papers). Ben A. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ben A. Williams's co-authors include Edmund Fantino, Roger Dunn, John T. Wixted, Matthew C. Bell, Margaret A. McDevitt, Steven L. Buck, Bertram O. Ploog, Ray A. Preston and Samuel R. Chamberlain and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Science, Behavioral and Brain Sciences and Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.

In The Last Decade

Ben A. Williams

80 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben A. Williams United States 24 1.7k 1.0k 379 357 312 81 2.1k
Richard L. Shull United States 21 1.3k 0.8× 653 0.6× 290 0.8× 273 0.8× 267 0.9× 53 1.6k
Charles P. Shimp United States 27 1.8k 1.1× 870 0.9× 292 0.8× 168 0.5× 415 1.3× 84 2.3k
G. S. Reynolds United States 23 2.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 501 1.3× 383 1.1× 468 1.5× 51 2.8k
James A. Dinsmoor United States 27 1.6k 0.9× 762 0.7× 217 0.6× 322 0.9× 296 0.9× 79 2.2k
Donald S. Blough United States 29 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 391 1.0× 339 0.9× 393 1.3× 79 2.7k
Allen Neuringer United States 32 2.2k 1.3× 1.3k 1.3× 509 1.3× 386 1.1× 391 1.3× 81 3.3k
Eliot Hearst United States 29 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 434 1.1× 773 2.2× 239 0.8× 82 3.3k
Alan Silberberg United States 27 1.1k 0.7× 772 0.8× 284 0.7× 625 1.8× 216 0.7× 86 2.6k
W. N. Schoenfeld United States 22 1.2k 0.7× 843 0.8× 166 0.4× 235 0.7× 322 1.0× 91 2.0k
Kennon A. Lattal United States 31 2.6k 1.6× 1.5k 1.5× 409 1.1× 480 1.3× 248 0.8× 180 3.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Williams, Ben A., et al.. (2005). Learning of three-term contingencies correlates with Raven scores, but not with measures of cognitive processing. Intelligence. 34(2). 177–191. 45 indexed citations
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McDevitt, Margaret A. & Ben A. Williams. (2003). AROUSAL, CHANGEOVER RESPONSES, AND PREFERENCE IN CONCURRENT SCHEDULES. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 80(3). 261–272. 7 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (2002). Behavioral contrast redux. Animal Learning & Behavior. 30(1). 1–20. 53 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (2001). The critical dimensions of the response-reinforcer contingency. Behavioural Processes. 54(1-3). 111–126. 10 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1999). VALUE TRANSMISSION IN DISCRIMINATION LEARNING INVOLVING STIMULUS CHAINS. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 72(2). 177–185. 11 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1994). Contingency theory and the effect of the duration of signals for noncontingent reinforcement. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 1(1). 111–114. 9 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1994). Conditioned reinforcement: Neglected or outmoded explanatory construct?. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 1(4). 457–475. 100 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1993). MOLAR VERSUS LOCAL REINFORCEMENT PROBABILITY AS DETERMINANTS OF STIMULUS VALUE. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 59(1). 163–172. 12 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1992). COMPETITION BETWEEN STIMULUS‐REINFORCER CONTINGENCIES AND ANTICIPATORY CONTRAST. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 58(2). 287–302. 3 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A. & Roger Dunn. (1991). PREFERENCE FOR CONDITIONED REINFORCEMENT. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 55(1). 37–46. 60 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A. & Roger Dunn. (1991). SUBSTITUTABILITY BETWEEN CONDITIONED AND PRIMARY REINFORCERS IN DISCRIMINATION ACQUISITION. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 55(1). 21–35. 18 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1991). CHOICE AS A FUNCTION OF LOCAL VERSUS MOLAR REINFORCEMENT CONTINGENCIES. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 56(3). 455–473. 26 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1990). Enduring problems for molecular accounts of operant behavior.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Animal Behavior Processes. 16(2). 213–216. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1989). The effects of response contingency and reinforcement identity on response suppression by alternative reinforcement. Learning and Motivation. 20(2). 204–224. 17 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1987). Limitations on the Notion of Quantal Stimulus Control. The Psychological Record. 37(2). 193–198. 14 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1986). ON THE ROLE OF THEORY IN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS 1. 33 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1986). Identifying Behaviorism’s Prototype: A Review of Behaviorism: A Conceptual Reconstruction by G. E. Zuriff. The Behavior Analyst. 9(1). 117–122. 2 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1978). Information effects on the response-reinforcer association. Animal Learning & Behavior. 6(4). 371–379. 40 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1976). ELICITED RESPONDING TO SIGNALS FOR REINFORCEMENT: THE EFFECTS OF OVERALL VERSUS LOCAL CHANGES IN REINFORCEMENT PROBABILITY1. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 26(2). 213–220. 17 indexed citations
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Williams, Ben A.. (1971). The effects of intertrial interval on discrimination reversal learning in the pigeon. Psychonomic Science. 23(3). 241–243. 13 indexed citations

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