Jack Michael

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Jack Michael is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Statistics and Probability. According to data from OpenAlex, Jack Michael has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 31 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 9 papers in Statistics and Probability. Recurrent topics in Jack Michael's work include Behavioral and Psychological Studies (50 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (30 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (9 papers). Jack Michael is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral and Psychological Studies (50 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (30 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (9 papers). Jack Michael collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Jordan. Jack Michael's co-authors include Mark L. Sundberg, Teodoro Ayllón, Susan Snycerski, Alan Poling, Sean Laraway, James E. Carr, David C. Palmer, Caio F. Miguel, Anna Ingeborg Pétursdóttir and James W. Partington and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and Behavior Modification.

In The Last Decade

Jack Michael

58 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jack Michael 3.5k 2.5k 854 776 427 61 4.0k
F. Charles Mace 2.9k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 866 1.0× 939 1.2× 261 0.6× 90 3.3k
Dorothea C. Lerman 3.8k 1.1× 3.5k 1.4× 1.5k 1.7× 1.4k 1.8× 197 0.5× 112 4.6k
Nancy A. Neef 1.8k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 586 0.7× 505 0.7× 333 0.8× 64 2.3k
John T. Rapp 2.2k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 629 0.8× 143 0.3× 155 2.8k
R. Douglas Greer 3.2k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 658 0.8× 448 0.6× 669 1.6× 129 3.7k
Craig H. Kennedy 2.5k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 1.6k 1.9× 730 0.9× 319 0.7× 113 4.4k
William L. Heward 2.2k 0.6× 957 0.4× 680 0.8× 295 0.4× 384 0.9× 83 3.4k
Gail G. McGee 2.9k 0.8× 2.9k 1.2× 2.0k 2.3× 853 1.1× 352 0.8× 23 4.2k
Phil Reed 1.6k 0.5× 3.0k 1.2× 2.0k 2.4× 1.1k 1.5× 114 0.3× 300 5.0k
Catherine Adams 2.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 1.2k 1.4× 314 0.4× 146 0.3× 81 3.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jack Michael

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All Works

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Michael, Jack, et al.. (2013). Individual differences in transcranial electrical stimulation current density. Journal of Biomedical Research. 27(6). 495–495. 24 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack, David C. Palmer, & Mark L. Sundberg. (2011). The Multiple Control of Verbal Behavior. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. 27(1). 3–22. 145 indexed citations
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Miguel, Caio F., Anna Ingeborg Pétursdóttir, James E. Carr, & Jack Michael. (2008). THE ROLE OF NAMING IN STIMULUS CATEGORIZATION BY PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 89(3). 383–405. 86 indexed citations
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Carr, James E., et al.. (2007). THE EFFECTS OF CONSEQUENCE MANIPULATION DURING FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF PROBLEM BEHAVIOR MAINTAINED BY NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 40(4). 719–724. 7 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack. (2006). Comment on Baron and Galizio (2005). The Behavior Analyst. 29(1). 117–119. 6 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack, et al.. (2006). Generalization of Relational Matching to Sample in Children: A Direct Replication. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. 22(1). 171–181. 13 indexed citations
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Pétursdóttir, Anna Ingeborg, James E. Carr, & Jack Michael. (2005). Emergence of Mands and Tacts of Novel Objects among Preschool Children. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. 21(1). 59–74. 43 indexed citations
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Esch, Barbara E., James E. Carr, & Jack Michael. (2005). Evaluating Stimulus-Stimulus Pairing and Direct Reinforcement in the Establishment of an Echoic Repertoire of Children Diagnosed with Autism. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. 21(1). 43–58. 37 indexed citations
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Palmer, David C., Paul R. Brandon, T. V. Joe Layng, et al.. (2004). Dialogue on Private Events. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. 20(1). 111–128. 12 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack. (2003). SCIENCE AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR: A TUTORIAL IN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 80(3). 321–328. 5 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack. (2000). IMPLICATIONS AND REFINEMENTS OF THE ESTABLISHING OPERATION CONCEPT. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 33(4). 401–410. 176 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack. (1998). The Current Status and Future Directions of the Analysis of Verbal Behavior: Comments on the Comments. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. 15(1). 157–161. 5 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack. (1996). SEPARATE REPERTOIRES OR NAMING?. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 65(1). 296–298. 12 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack. (1995). What Every Student of Behavior Analysis Ought to Learn: A System for Classifying the Multiple Effects of Behavioral Variables. The Behavior Analyst. 18(2). 273–284. 15 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack, et al.. (1995). State Notation for Teaching About Behavioral Procedures. The Behavior Analyst. 18(1). 123–140. 6 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack. (1993). A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY'S BEHAVIORAL PROGRAMS. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 26(4). 587–588. 7 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack. (1991). A Behavioral Perspective on College Teaching. The Behavior Analyst. 14(2). 229–239. 63 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack. (1984). VERBAL BEHAVIOR. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 42(3). 363–376. 43 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack. (1975). Positive and Negative Reinforcement, A Distinction That is No Longer Necessary; Or a Better Way to Talk About Bad Things1. 3(1). 70 indexed citations
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Michael, Jack. (1974). STATISTICAL INFERENCE FOR INDIVIDUAL ORGANISM RESEARCH: SOME REACTIONS TO A SUGGESTION BY GENTILE, RODEN, AND KLEIN1. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 7(4). 627–628. 12 indexed citations

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