Francis Mechner

900 total citations
27 papers, 611 citations indexed

About

Francis Mechner is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Statistics and Probability. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis Mechner has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 611 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 13 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 8 papers in Statistics and Probability. Recurrent topics in Francis Mechner's work include Behavioral and Psychological Studies (14 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (8 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (4 papers). Francis Mechner is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral and Psychological Studies (14 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (8 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (4 papers). Francis Mechner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Japan. Francis Mechner's co-authors include Peter D. Balsam, Patricia D. Stokes, Cloyd Hyten and Gregory J. Madden and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of neurosurgery and Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education.

In The Last Decade

Francis Mechner

24 papers receiving 548 citations

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Francis Mechner

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Nancy S. Hemmes United States

Lynae Wyckoff United States

Michael Perone United States

Thom Verhave United States

Elbert Blakely United States

Marc Richelle Belgium

Jennifer J. Higa United States

Harold Weiner United States

Harry M. B. Hurwitz United Kingdom

Gail B. Peterson United States

Nancy S. Hemmes United States

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384 ×0.9

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Mechner, Francis, et al.. (2020). Noncriterial behavioral variability and related topographic bias in humans. European Journal of Behavior Analysis. 21(2). 186–216.

Mechner, Francis. (2017). A Behavioral and Biological Analysis of Aesthetics: Implications for Research and Applications. The Psychological Record. 68(3). 287–321. 26 indexed citations

Mechner, Francis, et al.. (2015). EFFECTS OF REPETITION FREQUENCY ON OPERANT STRENGTH AND RESURGENCE OF NON-CRITERIAL FEATURES OF OPERANTS. Revista Mexicana de Análisis de la Conducta. 41(2). 63–83. 7 indexed citations

Mechner, Francis, et al.. (2015). Kinesthetic operant bias in keyboard-based choice behavior. European Journal of Behavior Analysis. 16(2). 202–228. 1 indexed citations

Mechner, Francis, et al.. (2013). Systematic Operant Bias Observed in Human Participants During Research on Choice. European Journal of Behavior Analysis. 14(2). 295–311. 2 indexed citations

Mechner, Francis, et al.. (2013). How Can One Specify and Teach Thinking Skills?. European Journal of Behavior Analysis. 14(2). 285–293. 7 indexed citations

Mechner, Francis, et al.. (2011). Efectos de los aspectos secuenciales de la historia de aprendizaje. Revista Mexicana de Análisis de la Conducta. 37(1). 9 indexed citations

Mechner, Francis. (2011). Why Behavior Analysis Needs a Formal Symbolic Language for Codifying Behavioral Contingencies. European Journal of Behavior Analysis. 12(1). 93–104. 3 indexed citations

Mechner, Francis. (2010). Anatomy of deception: A behavioral contingency analysis. Behavioural Processes. 84(1). 516–520. 4 indexed citations

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Mechner, Francis. (2010). LEARNING AND PRACTICING SKILLED PERFORMANCE. Journal of neurosurgery. 60(4). 870–870. 8 indexed citations

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Mechner, Francis. (2008). Behavioral contingency analysis. Behavioural Processes. 78(2). 124–144. 26 indexed citations

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Mechner, Francis. (2008). AN INVITATION TO BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS: REVIEW OF IN SEARCH OF MEMORY: THE EMERGENCE OF A NEW SCIENCE OF MIND BY ERIC R KANDEL. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 90(2). 235–248. 3 indexed citations

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Mechner, Francis. (2008). Analyzing variable behavioral contingencies: Are certain complex skills homologous with locomotion?. Behavioural Processes. 81(2). 316–321. 3 indexed citations

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Stokes, Patricia D., Francis Mechner, & Peter D. Balsam. (1999). Effects of different acquisition procedures on response variability. Animal Learning & Behavior. 27(1). 28–41. 21 indexed citations

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Mechner, Francis, et al.. (1997). Using revealed operants to study the structure and properties of human operant behavior. The Psychological Record. 47(1). 45–68. 25 indexed citations

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Mechner, Francis. (1967). Behavioral Analysis and Instructional Sequencing. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 68(10). 81–103. 7 indexed citations

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Mechner, Francis, et al.. (1963). BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF CAFFEINE, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND METHYLPHENIDATE IN THE RAT. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 6(3). 331–342. 46 indexed citations

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Mechner, Francis. (1959). A NOTATION SYSTEM FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF BEHAVIORAL PROCEDURES¹. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 2(2). 133–150. 39 indexed citations

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Mechner, Francis. (1958). SEQUENTIAL DEPENDENCIES OF THE LENGTHS OF CONSECUTIVE RESPONSE RUNS¹. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 1(3). 229–233. 26 indexed citations

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Mechner, Francis. (1958). PROBABILITY RELATIONS WITHIN RESPONSE SEQUENCES UNDER RATIO REINFORCEMENT¹. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 1(2). 109–121. 214 indexed citations

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