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I pride myself on having authored a few printed introductions to Relational Frame Theory (RFT) that have been widely read and much appreciated, but when students and professionals ask me which RFT introduction I recommend most, I always recommend FoxyLearning’s An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory. It is simply the most accessible, engaging, comprehensive, and accurate introduction to RFT I’ve seen.
—Dr. J.T. Blackledge, Morehead State University (Morehead, KY)
An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory is an excellent resource. I am glad I completed this tutorial before reading the key texts (RFT and ACT). I feel I will get more out of my readings because of this.
—Michael Bordieri, Graduate Student (Carbondale, IL)
An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory was overall brilliant. It helped me get an idea of the theory and the modularity will allow me to return and review areas later.
—Donal Shea, Speech and Language Therapist (Dublin, Ireland)
An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory is beautifully designed and 100% user friendly and makes learning about RFT and contextualism a real pleasure for students. I’ve been using it to teach and assess my Psychology of Learning classes for the last number of years. It’s always a hit with students and I consistently find that they show much more appreciation for and understanding of RFT and contextualism after they’ve done it! It’s a fantastic resource and I’m jealous that I didn’t come up with it first.
—Dr. Ian Stewart, National University of Ireland, Galway
An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory (RFT) has completely changed the level of interest in this topic area in my lab. The program provides an interactive and accessible method of learning about a theoretically difficult topic area. My students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level have found it an invaluable resource when beginning research in the area of RFT. And what is particularly nice about this training tool is the fact that it employs RFT principles (e.g., multiple exemplar training) to teach RFT! It’s a must for RFT beginners.
—Dr. Louise McHugh, Swansea University (Swansea, UK)
An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory broke complex and interrelated concepts into individual parts. These parts were easy to grasp individually, and formed building blocks for understanding the theory in total.
—Melissa Duplantis, Graduate Student (Chicago, IL)
RFT is very complex but An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory made the concepts very easy to grasp. I like that there were many examples and I also enjoyed the comic relief.
—Dr. Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Co-author of Relational Frame Theory: A Post-Skinnerian Account of Human Language and Cognition (Maynooth, Ireland)
An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory is the original and still the best online introduction to RFT. Fun, accurate, and carefully structured, it makes everything you then read far more meaningful. Worth every penny if you want to get a jump start on understanding RFT.
—Dr. Steven C. Hayes, Co-author of Relational Frame Theory: A Post-Skinnerian Account of Human Language and Cognition (Reno, NV)
Really well done. Build some more. Well designed tutorials such as this are a far better CEU option than workshops.
—Christopher McDonough (New York, NY)
I really enjoyed the fact that An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory was interactive and it provided applications of the concepts. I learned a lot more from this tutorial because of the practice quizzes that APPLIED the concepts learned to actual examples. It was also quite humorous and very entertaining. I really enjoyed this tutorial and will definitely be visiting FoxyLearning again in the future!
—Melissa Tzotzis (Ontario, Canada)
The entire presentation (of An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory) was excellent! I look forward to more tutorials from Eric Fox! I thoroughly enjoyed the combination of teaching and humor.
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An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory was never dull; there were unexpected jokes, comments, examples, etc. every few slides which kept me engaged and, at times, laughing out loud.
—Lila Salas (Cambridge, MA)
I liked that An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory had a good sense of humor! It was well organized and clearly presented. I liked that you can work at the tutorial at your own pace.
The material in An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory was presented in great detail with numerous clear examples. The comic relief was an excellent way to keep you focused on the material. Very informative and enjoyable way of learning about RFT!
An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory was very concrete, direct, and easy to understand. I also loved how the tutorial broke the material down to basic elements, then assembled them back into a whole. Overall, I loved it.
—Seaghan Coleman (Buffalo, NY)
I loved all of the examples in An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory which helped me to get a clear understanding of the material. I also enjoyed the humor that was ever so carefully placed throughout the tutorial. This tutorial was great and I would like to take more like it in the future as I continue to build my knowledge base. Awesome job!
This tutorial is based on a book of the same name written by Norman Peterson, Ph.D. and first published by Behavior Associates, Inc. in 1978. That book was a programmed instructional text designed to introduce the reader to the key concepts of B.F. Skinner’s analysis of human language (as outlined in his 1957 book, Verbal Behavior).
Skinner’s book presented a radically different approach to the analysis of language, and had two major components. First, it introduced a set of new concepts for classifying and analyzing verbal behavior. Second, it then used these new concepts to develop an innovative and profound analysis and interpretation of factors that account for the behavior of an individual speaker. Much of the power and intricacies of that analysis were lost if the student did not have mastery over the introductory material. Dr. Peterson’s book was an attempt to provide a way for students to quickly and thoroughly master that introductory material, and this tutorial builds on Dr. Peterson’s outstanding work to present a fully interactive, multimedia introduction to verbal behavior.
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