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Mirari Elcoro , Ph.D. |
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Caracas, Venezuela from
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Assistant Professor
912-344-2927 227 Science Center |
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Education
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2000 Licensure in Psychology, Universidad Catolica
Andres Bello, Caracas, Venezuela 2005 M.S. in Psychology, Behavior
Analysis, 2008 Ph.D. in Psychology, Behavior
Analysis, Behavior Analysis, Operant Conditioning in Siamese Fighting Fish, Temporal Control, Neuroscience, Behavioral Pharmacology |
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Course information Fall 2010 |
PSYC 3400: Introduction to Learning PSYC 3090: Physiological Psychology A paper from the PSYC
3090 Spring 2009 class, by Stephen P. Cooke was awarded during the Spring
2010 as an example of excellence in writing from the Department of Psychology
at AASU, go to the Writing
Committee’s website to read this paper titled Neurotheology: Neuroscience of the Soul PSYC 4080: Learning and Behavior This course has a laboratory component. |
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Courses Taught |
Introduction to Psychology, Behavior Principles, Biological Foundations of Behavior, Laboratory of Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Physiological Psychology, Learning and Behavior, Introduction to Learning |
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Publications
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Elcoro, M., da Silva, S. P., & Lattal, K. A. (2008).Visual reinforcement in the female Betta splendens. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 90, 53-60.pdf Elcoro, M. (2008). Including physiological data in a science of behavior: A critical analysis. Brazilian Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, 10, 253-261. pdf Elcoro, M. & Lattal, K. A. Effects of delay to reinforcement on temporal control. Manuscript in preparation. Elcoro, M. & Lattal, K. A. Effects of the temporal location of response-independent food on temporal control developed in a peak-interval procedure. Manuscript in preparation. |
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Collaborators
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Kennon A. Lattal,
Ph.D., Stephanie Da Silva, Ph.D., Chata A. Dickson, MA, BCBA, New England Center for Children Cristina Vargas-Irwin, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Fundacion Universitaria Konrad Lorenz
Association for Behavior Analysis , Society for Quantitative Analysis of Behavior Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis , The Leakey Foundation |
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Undergraduate Research Projects |
Carolinas Psychology Conference: In 2009 the following undergraduate research projects were presented (by authors): Melissa Ballard on Activity Anorexia, Stefanie Hunt on Temporal Control, Shrinidhi Subramaniam on a model to study Craving in Substance Abuse, and Cameron Swany on resistance to Change with Fixed-Interval Schedules. All of these presentations at CPC 2009 resulted from research projects that students prepared for the course Learning and Behavior (PSYC 4080). All of these students conducted follow-up experiments based on their PSYC 4080 projects.
National Science Foundation, Science and Technology Expansion Program at AASU, Summer 2009, the following presentations were conducted by: Jenna Eagle (Senior, Psychology Major) and Shelby Parsons (Freshman, Information Technology Major) A five-week program funded one incoming freshman (Shelby, Summer 2009) and a senior undergrdauate student (Jenna) to conduct research under my supervision. During those five weeks these students had three general scientific experiences: laboratory, analytical, and writing. The laboratory experience entailed performing tasks in the animal psychology laboratory such as maintenance of equipment and animals. In conducting these tasks the students learned about the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and the AASU Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC). The analytical experience lies in the preparation of experimental procedures using computer software, data analysis, and the examination of some of the relevant theoretical frameworks. The writing experience provided the students with the opportunity to organize the data obtained in some of the formats used for dissemination of scientific knowledge: poster and power-point slides for conference presentation. |
