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Professor Randolph Grace
Psychology
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext. 7996
Office: Psychology 503
Fields of Research
Animal learning and cognition
Experimental analysis of behaviour
Forensic psychology
Mathematical modelling
Research methods and statistics
Researcher Summary
Research interests include research methods, animal learning and cognition, and history and theory.
Subject Area: Disciplines
Psychology:
Behavioural Science
; Cognitive Psychology
; Psychology
Research Projects
Adult outcomes of childhood traumatic brain injury
Brain injuries from birth to young adulthood. Prevalence, cause and risk factors
Prevention of adverse outcomes following childhood traumatic brain injury
Self-disclosure strategies among sex offenders: Changes over the course of treatment
Publications
Arantes, J., Berg, M.E., Lawlor, D. and Grace, R.C. (2013) Offenders have higher delay-discounting rates than non-offenders after controlling for differences in drug and alcohol abuse.
Legal and Criminological Psychology
(early access online)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8333.2012.02052.x
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(Journal Article)
Scoones, C., Willis, G.M. and Grace, R.C. (2012) Beyond static and dynamic risk factors: The incremental validity of release planning for predicting sex offender recidivism.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
27(2): 222-238.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260511416472
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(Journal Article)
Grace, R.C., Sargisson, R.J. and White, K.G. (2012) Evidence for a magnitude effect in temporal discounting with pigeons.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes
38(1): 102-108.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0026345
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(Journal Article)
Tan, L. and Grace, R.C. (2012) Human nonverbal and verbal discrimination of relative and absolute number.
Learning & Behavior
40(2): 170-179.
(Journal Article)
Smith, J.D., Berg, M.E., Cook, R.G., Murphy, M.S., Crossley, M.J., Boomer, J., Spiering, B., Beran, M.J., Church, B.A., Ashby, F.G. and Grace, R.C. (2012) Implicit and explicit categorization: A tale of four species.
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
36(10): 2355-2369.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2012.09.003
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(Journal Article)
Hucks, A. and Grace, R.C. (2012)
Probability discounting: Evidence for a magnitude effect in pigeons.
Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Behavior Analysis, 1-2 Sep 2012.
(Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
Arantes, J., Berg, M.E., Le, D. and Grace, R.C. (2012) Resistance to change and preference for variable versus fixed response sequences.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
98(1): 1-21.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R.C., Arantes, J. and Berg, M.E. (2012) Resistance to change varies inversely with reinforcement context.
Behavioural Processes
90(3): 343-349.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2012.03.015
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(Journal Article)
McLean, A.P., Grace, R.C. and Nevin, J.A. (2012) Response strength in extreme multiple schedules.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
97(1): 51-70.
http://dx.doi.org/10/1901/jeab.2012.97-51
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(Journal Article)
Berg, M.E. and Grace, R.C. (2011) Categorization of multidimensional stimuli by pigeons.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
95(3): 305-326.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1901/jeab.2010.94-305
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(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A. and Grace, R.C. (2011) Characteristics of cognitive decline in Parkinson's Disease: A 1-year follow-up.
Applied Neuropsychology: Adult
18(4): 269-277.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09084282.2011.595453
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(Journal Article)
Smith, J.D., Ashby, F.G., Berg, M.E., Murphy, M.S., Speiring, B., Cook, R.G. and Grace, R.C. (2011) Pigeons' categorization is exclusively nonanalytic.
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
18(2): 414-421.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13423-010-0047-8
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(Journal Article)
Cording, J.R., McLean, A.P. and Grace, R.C. (2011) Testing the linearity and independence assumptions of the generalized matching law for reinforcer magnitude: A residual meta-analysis.
Behavioural Processes
87(1): 64-70.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2011.02.011
.
(Journal Article)
Beggs, S.M. and Grace, R.C. (2011) Treatment gain for sexual offenders against children predicts reduced recidivism: A comparative validity study.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
79(2): 182-192.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0022900
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(Journal Article)
Christensen, D.R. and Grace, R.C. (2010) A decision model for steady-state choice in concurrent chains.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
94(2): 227-240.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1901/jeab.2010.94-227
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(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A., Kyonka, E.G E., Grace, R.C., Horwood, L.J., Fergusson, D.M. and MacFarlane, D.M. (2010) An investigation of the pre-injury risk factors associated with children who experience traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Injury Prevention
16(1): 31-35.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2009.022483
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(Journal Article)
Beggs, S.M. and Grace, R.C. (2010) Assessment of Dynamic Risk Factors: An Independent Validation Study of the Violence Risk Scale: Sexual Offender Version.
Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
22(2): 234-251.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1079063210369014
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(Journal Article)
McLoughlin, N., Rucklidge, J.R., Grace, R.C. and McLean, A.P. (2010) Can Callous-Unemotional Traits and Aggression Identify Children at High-Risk of Anti-Social Behavior in a Low Socioeconomic Group?
Journal of Family Violence
25(8): 701-712.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-010-9320-x
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(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A., Grace, R.C., Dalrymple-Alford, J.C. and Roger, D. (2010) Characteristics of executive function impairment in Parkinson's disease patients without dementia.
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
16(2): 268-277.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1355617709991299
.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R.C. and Berg, M.E. (2010)
Comparing Human and Pigeon Performance in a Visual Categorization Task: Evidence for a Fuzzy Prototype Model.
Crete, Greece: Annual Meeting of the European Association for Behaviour Analysis, 21-24 Sep 2010.
(Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
Tan, L. and Grace, R.C. (2010) Discrimination and representation of relative numerosity in a bisection task by pigeons.
Learning & Behavior
38(4): 408-417.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/LB.38.4.408
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(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A., Grace, R.C., Horwood, L.J., Fergusson, D.M. and MacFarlane, M.R. (2010) Long term behavioral outcomes of preschool mild traumatic brain injury.
Child: Care, Health & Development
36(1): 22-30.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00947.x
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(Journal Article)
Kyonka, E.G.E. and Grace, R.C. (2010) Rapid Acquisition of Choice and Timing and the Provenance of the Terminal-link Effect.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
94(2): 209-225.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1901/jeab.2010.94-209
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(Journal Article)
Mattson, K.M., Hucks, A., Grace, R.C. and McLean, A.P. (2010) Signaled and Unsignaled Terminal Links in Concurrent Chains I: Effects of Reinforcer Probability and Immediacy.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
94(3): 327-352.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1901/jeab.2010.94-327
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(Journal Article)
Shahan, T.A., White, K.G. and Grace, R.C. (2010) SQAB 2009: Flying High.
Behavioural Processes
84(1): 353-355.
(Journal Article)
Kemp, S. and Grace, R.C. (2010) When can information from ordinal scales be integrated?
Psychological Methods
15(4): 398-412.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0021462
.
(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A., Grace, R.C., Horwood.J., Fergusson, D.M. and MacFarlane, M.R. (2009) Adolescent Psychiatric Symptoms Following Preschool Childhood Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence From a Birth Cohort.
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
24(3): 221-227.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0b013e3181a40590
.
(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A., Grace, R.C., Kaller, C.P., Dalrymple-Alford, J.C., Anderson, T.J., Fink, J. and Roger, D. (2009) Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease: A Comparison of Two Tower Tasks.
Applied Neuropsychology
16(3): 177-185.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09084280903098661
.
(Journal Article)
Willis, G.M. and Grace, R.C. (2009) Assessment of Community Reintegration Planning for Sex Offenders: Poor Planning Predicts Recidivism.
Criminal Justice and Behavior
36(5): 494-512.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854809332874
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(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A., Grace, R.C., Dalrymple-Alford, J.C. and Roger, D. (2009) Cognitive Characteristics Associated with Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease.
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
28(2): 121-129.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000235247
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(Journal Article)
Scoones, C., Hucks, A., McLean, A.P. and Grace, R.C. (2009) Effects of free food deliveries and temporal contiguity on choice under concurrent-chain schedules.
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
16(4): 736-741.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/PBR.16.4.736
.
(Journal Article)
Kyonka, E.G.E. and Grace, R.C. (2009) Effects of unpredictable changes in initial-link duration on choice and timing.
Behavioural Processes
81(2): 227-232.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2008.12.024
.
(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A., Grace, R.C., Horwood, L.J., Fergusson, D.M. and MacFarlane, M.R. (2009) Long-term behavioural outcomes of pre-school mild traumatic brain injury.
Child: Care, Health and Development
36(1): 22-30.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00947.x
.
(Journal Article)
Christensen, D.R. and Grace, R.C. (2009) Response allocation in a rapid-acquisition concurrent-chains procedure: Effects of overall terminal-link duration.
Behavioural Processes
81(2): 233-237.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2009.01.006
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(Journal Article)
Christensen, D.R. and Grace, R.C. (2009) Response Allocation in Concurrent Chains when Terminal-Link Delays follow an Ascending and Descending Series.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
91(1): 1-20.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1901/jeab.2009.91-1
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(Journal Article)
Dai, Z., Grace, R.C. and Kemp, S. (2009) Reward contrast in delay and probability discounting.
Learning & Behavior
37(3): 281-288.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/LB.37.3.281
.
(Journal Article)
Reid, A.K., Shahan, T.A. and Grace, R.C. (2009) SQAB 2008: More than the usual suspects.
Behavioural Processes
81(2): 149-153.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2009.03.006
.
(Journal Article)
Tayler, S., Arantes, J. and Grace, R.C. (2009) Temporal discounting for monetary and close relationship outcomes.
Personal Relationships
16(3): 385-400.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6811.2009.01229.x
.
(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A., Dalrymple-Alford, J.C., Grace, R.C. and Roger, D. (2009) The effect of attentional set-shifting, working memory, and processing speed on pragmatic language functioning in Parkinson's disease.
The European Journal of Cognitive Psychology
21(2): 330-346.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09541440802281266
.
(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A., Grace, R.C., Dalrymple-Alford, J.C., Anderson, T., Fink, J. and Roger, D. (2008) A profile of neuropsychiatric problems and their relationship to quality of life for Parkinson's disease patients without dementia.
Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
14(1): 37-42.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2007.05.009
.
(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A., Grace, R., Horwood, J. and Fergusson, D. (2008)
Brain injuries from birth to young adulthood: Prevalence, cause and risk factors.
Lisbon, Portugal: 7th World Congress on Brain Injury, 9-12 Apr 2008. In Brain Injury Supplement 1(22) 30-31.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699050801984326
.
(Conference Contribution - Abstract)
Sutton, N.P., Grace, R.C., McLean, A.P. and Baum, W.M. (2008) Comparing the generalized matching law and contingency discriminability model as accounts of concurrent schedule performance using residual meta-analysis.
Behavioural Processes
78(2): 224-230.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2008.02.012
.
(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A., Grace, R.C., Dalrymple-Alford, J.C., Anderson, T.J., Fink, J. and Roger, D. (2008) Neuropsychiatric problems in Parkinson's disease: Comparisons between self and caregiver report.
Aging and Mental Health
12(5): 647-653.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607860802343225
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(Journal Article)
McLean, A.P., Grace, R.C. and Nevin, J.A. (2008)
Performance in Extreme Multiple Schedules.
Chicago, IL, USA: 34th Annual ABAI Convention, 22-24 May 2008.
(Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
McKinlay, A., Kaller, C.P., Grace, R.C., Dalrymple-Alford, J.C., Anderson, T.J., Fink, J. and Roger, D. (2008) Planning in Parkinson's disease: A matter of problem structure?
Neuropsychologia
46(1): 384-389.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.08.018
.
(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A., Grace, R.C., Horwood, L.J., Fergusson, D.M., Ridder, E.M. and MacFarlane, M.R. (2008) Prevalence of traumatic brain injury among children, adolescents, and young adults: Prospective evidence from a birth cohort.
Brain Injury
22(2): 175-181.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699050801888824
.
(Journal Article)
McKinlay, A., Grace, R.C., Dalrymple-Alford, J.C., Anderson, T., Fink, J. and Roger, D. (2008)
The accuracy of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS - Section 1) as a screening measure for depression.
Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 14(2): 170-172.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2007.03.002
. Letter to the Editor.
(Other)
Christensen, D.R. and Grace, R.C. (2007)
A Decision Model for Concurrent Chains: From Acquisition to Steady State.
San Diego, CA, USA: Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior (SQAB) 30th Annual Meeting, 24-26 May 2007.
http://sqab.psychology.org/sqab-program-2007.pdf
.
(Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
McLoughlin, N., Rucklidge, J.J., Grace, R. and McLean, A. (2007)
A longitudinal study into risk and protective factors for youth offending: First wave data.
London, UK: Second International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathy, 5-6 Jul 2007.
(Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
Tan, L.C.M. and Grace, R.C. (2007)
Acquisition in a numerical reproduction procedure.
Sydney, Australia: 4th International Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), 12-14 Aug 2007.
(Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
Grace, R.C., Kyonka, E.G.E. and Christensen, D.R. (2007)
Choice and timing in concurrent chains when delays change systematically within sessions.
San Diego, CA, USA: 32nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA 2007), 25-29 May 2007.
(Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
Kyonka, E.G.E. and Grace, R.C. (2007)
Choice and Timing in Concurrent Chains: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same?
San Diego, CA, USA: 32nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA 2007), 25-29 May 2007.
http://www.abainternational.org/ conv2007/ program/ViewEvent.asp?intEventID=415&blnShowAddToSchedule=False&blnShowRateEvent=False
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(Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
Sutton, N.P., Grace, R.C., McLean, A.P. and Baum, W.M. (2007)
Comparing the Generalized Matching Law and Contingency Discriminability Model as Accounts of Concurrent Schedule Performance.
San Diego, CA, USA: Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior (SQAB) 30th Annual Meeting, 24-26 May 2007.
http://sqab.psychology.org/sqab-program-2007.pdf
.
(Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
Berg, M.E. and Grace, R.C. (2007)
Comparison of Bird vs. Human Performance in Category Learning Tasks.
San Diego, CA, USA: Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior (SQAB) 30th Annual Meeting, 24-26 May 2007.
http://sqab.psychology.org/sqab-program-2007.pdf
.
(Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
Tan, L.C.M. and Grace, R.C. (2007)
Counting Categorically: Modelling Performance in a Numerical Reproduction Procedure.
San Diego, CA, USA: 32nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA 2007), 25-29 May 2007.
http://www.abainternational.org/ conv2007/ program/ViewEvent.asp?intEventID=158&blnShowAddToSchedule=False&blnShowRateEvent=False
.
(Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
Willis, G.M. and Grace, R.C. (2007)
Does poor reintegration planning contribute to sex offender recidivism?
Hamilton, New Zealand: New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS) Annual Conference 2007, 23-26 Aug 2007.
(Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
Willis, G.M. and Grace, R.C. (2007)
Does poor reintegration planning contribute to sex offender recidivism?
San Diego, CA, USA: Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) 26th Annual Conference, 31 Oct-3 Nov 2007.
(Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
Arantes da Silva, J.R., Grace, R.C. and Machado, A. (2007)
Errorless Learning of a Temporal Bisection Task.
San Diego, CA, USA: 32nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA 2007), 25-29 May 2007.
http://www.abainternational.org/ conv2007/ program/ViewEvent.asp?intEventID=158&blnShowAddToSchedule=False&blnShowRateEvent=False
.
(Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
Grace, R.C. (2007)
Professional Development Series: Introductory Series on Quantitative Analysis of Behavior (Invited).
San Diego, CA, USA: 32nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA 2007), 25-29 May 2007.
http://www.abainternational.org/ conv2007/ program/ViewEvent.asp?intEventID=307&blnShowAddToSchedule=False&blnShowRateEvent=False
.
(Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
Allan, M., Grace, R.C., Rutherford, B. and Hudson, S.M. (2007) Psychometric Assessment of Dynamic Risk Factors for Child Molesters.
Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
19(4): 347-367.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107906320701900402
.
(Journal Article)
Kyonka, E.G.E. and Grace, R.C. (2007)
Rapid Acquisition in Concurrent Chains: Effects of Terminal-Link Duration.
Sydney, Australia: 4th International Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), 12-14 Aug 2007.
(Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
Kyonka, E.G.E. and Grace, R.C. (2007) Rapid acquisition of choice and timing in pigeons.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes
33(4): 392-408.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0097-7403.33.4.392
.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R.C. (2007)
Residual meta-analysis: A new frontier in the quantitative analysis of behavior?
Sydney, Australia: 4th International Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), 12-14 Aug 2007.
(Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
Grace, R.C. and Reid, A.K. (2007) SQAB 2006: "It's the Non-Arbitrary Metrics, Stupid!".
Behavioural Processes
75(2): 91-96.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2007.03.003
.
(Journal Article)
Willis, G.M. and Grace, R.C. (2007)
The quality of community reintegration planning for child molesters: Effects on recidivism.
San Diego, CA, USA: Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) 26th Annual Conference, 31 Oct-3 Nov 2007.
(Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
Berg, M.E. and Grace, R.C. (2007)
Visual Categorization in Pigeons: Comparing Rule Based, Information Integration, and Associative Models.
San Diego, CA, USA: 32nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA 2007), 25-29 May 2007.
http://www.abainternational.org/ conv2007/ program/ViewEvent.asp?intEventID=206&blnShowAddToSchedule=False&blnShowRateEvent=False
.
(Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
Grace, R., McLean, A. and Warren, J. (2006)
An Evaluation of the Reducing Youth Offending Programme.
Departments of Child, Youth and Family and Corrections. 329pp.
(Report for External Body)
Edwards, M. and Grace, R.C. (2006) Analysing the offence locations and residential base of serial arsonists in New Zealand.
Australian Psychologist
41(3): 219-226.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R.C., Berg, M.E. and Kyonka, E.G.E. (2006) Choice and timing in concurrent chains: Effects of initial-link duration.
Behavioural Processes
71(2-3): 188-200.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2005.11.002
.
(Journal Article)
Berg, M.E. and Grace, R.C. (2006) Initial-link duration and acquisition of preference in concurrent chains.
Learning & Behavior
34(1): 50-60.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/BF03192871
.
(Journal Article)
Kemp, S. and Grace, R.C. (2006) Operant contingencies and "near money".
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
29(2): 188.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X0636904X
.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R.C. and McLean, A.P. (2006) Rapid Acquisition in Concurrent Chains: Evidence for a Decision Model.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
85(2): 181-202.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1901/jeab.2006.72-04
.
(Journal Article)
Kemp, S., Grace, R. and Beggs, S. (2005)
Category rating and ordinality.
Melbourne, Australia: 32nd Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, 1-3 Apr 2005.
(Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
Grace, R.C. and Bragason, O. (2005) Does sensitivity to magnitude depend on the temporal distribution of reinforcement?
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
83: 169-184.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R.C. and McLean, A.P. (2005) Integrated versus segregated accounting and the magnitude effect in temporal discounting.
Psychonomic Bulletin and Review
12: 732-739.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R.C. and McLean, A.P. (2005)
Reducing Youth Offending Programme Outcome Evaluation: Interim Report.
Department of Child, Youth & Family.
(Report for External Body)
Nevin, J.A. and Grace, R.C. (2005) Resistance to extinction in the steady-state and in transition.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes
31: 199-212.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R.C. and Kemp, S. (2005) What does the Ultimatum Game mean in the real world?
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
28: 824-825.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R.C. and Nevin, J.A. (2004) Behavioral momentum and Pavlovian conditioning.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
27: 695-697.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R.C. and Bragason, O. (2004) Does the terminal-link effect depend on duration or reinforcement rate?
Behavioural Processes
67: 67-79.
(Journal Article)
Berg, M.E. and Grace, R.C. (2004) Independence of terminal-link entry rate and immediacy in concurrent chains.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
82: 235-251.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R.C. (2004) Temporal context in concurrent chains: I. Terminal-link duration.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
81: 215-237.
(Journal Article)
Miller, R.R. and Grace, R.C. (2003) Conditioning and learning. In A.F. Healy & R.W. Proctor (Ed.),
Experimental Psychology, Vol 4. Handbook of Psychology
: 357-397. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
(Chapter in Book)
Grace,R. (2002) Acquisition of preference in concurrent chains: Comparing linear-operator and memory-representational models.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes
28: 257--76.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R.C., McLean, A.P. and Bragason, O. (2002) Can altruism be understood in terms of socially-discounted extrinsic reinforcement?
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
25(2): 259-260.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R. C., Bedell, M.A. and Nevin, J.A. (2002) Preference and resistance to change with constant- and variable-duration terminal links: Effects of reinforcement rate and magnitude.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
77: 233--55.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R. C. (2002) The value hypothesis and acquisition of preference in concurrent chains.
Animal Learning & Behavior
30: 21--33.
(Journal Article)
Grace,R. (2001) On the failure of operationism.
Theory & Psychology
11: 5--33.
(Journal Article)
Nevin, J.A., McLean, A. P. and Grace, R.C. (2001) Resistance to extinction: Contingency termination and generalization decrement.
Animal Learning & Behavior
29(2): 176--91.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R. C. (2001) The pragmatics of operationism: A reply.
Theory & Psychology
11: 67--74.
(Journal Article)
Nevin, J. A., Grace, R. C., Holland, S. and McLean, A. P. (2001) Variable-ratio versus variable-interval schedules: Response rate, resistance to change and preference.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
76: 43--74.
(Journal Article)
Nevin, J. A. and Grace, R. C. (2000) Behavioral momentum and the law of effect.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
23: 73--130.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R. C. and Nevin, J. A. (2000) Comparing preference and resistance to change in constant- and variable-duration schedule components.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
74: 165-- 88.
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Nevin, J.A. and Grace, R. C. (2000) Preference and resistance to change with constant-duration schedule components.
Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior
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Grace, R. C. and Nevin, J. A. (2000) Response strength and temporal control in fixed-interval schedules.
Animal Learning & Behavior
28: 313--31.
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Grace, R. C. and Savastano, H. I. (2000) Temporal context and conditioned reinforcement value.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
129: 427--43.
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Farreras, I.G. and Grace, R. C. (2000) The politics of large numbers: A history of statistical reasoning. [Review of the book].
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
36: 74--6.
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Grace, R. C. and Savastano, H. I. (2000) The relationship between value and temporal context is an empirical question: A reply to Fantino.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
129: 447--8.
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Nevin, J. A. and Grace, R. C. (1999) Does the context of the reinforcement affect resistance to change?
Journal of Experimental Psychology Animal Behavior Processes
25: 256-68.
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Grace, R. C. (1999) The matching law and amount-dependent exponential discounting as accounts of self-control choice.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
71: 27--44.
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Grace, R. C. and Nevin, J. A. (1999) Timing and choice in concurrent chains.
Behavioural Processes
45: 115--27.
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Grace, R.C. and Farreras, I.G. (1998) Are theoretical consultants needed?
American Psychologist
53: 67--68.
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Grace, R. C., Schwendiman, J. and Nevin, J.A. (1998) Effects of unsignaled delay of reinforcement on preference and resistance to change.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
69: 247--61.
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McLean, A. P. and Grace, R. C. (1998)
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Grace, R. C. and Nevin, J.A. (1997) On the relation between preference and resistance to change.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
67: 43--65.
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Grace, R. C. and Savastano, H.I. (1997) Transfer tests of stimulus value in concurrent chains.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
68: 93--115.
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Grace, R. C. (1996) Choice between fixed and variable delays to reinforcement in the adjusting-delay procedure and concurrent chains.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes
22: 362-383.
(Journal Article)
Grace, R. C. (1995) Independence of delay and magnitude of reinforcement in concurrent chains.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
63: 255-276.
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Grace, R. C. (1994) Independence of delay and magnitude of reinforcement in concurrent chains.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
61: 113-129.
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Grace, R. C. (1993) Violations of transitivity: Implications for a theory of contextual choice.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
60: 185-201.
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