Perspective Taking - An Interpretation using Relational Frame Theory (RFT)
What to Expect
Perspective-taking is the ability, due to languaging skills, of a person to engage in these relational discriminations such that they can reverse the relations and engage with the stimulation of another based on that other person’s experiences to at least some exclusion of the speaker’s experience and behave more effectively towards the other for having done so. The approach I explain (through Relational Frame Theory) is rooted in a natural science world, in which we can start to analyze and teach these skills without the old model that inferred mental states. It’s more parsimonious - that is it requires less to explain the phenomenon which is central to scientific practice and explanations, and there’s evidence that this approach is not just conceptual, but may be a great way to understand perspective-taking.
Links for Today:
A good summary/overview (slightly outdated) of RFT's approach is The Self and Perspective Taking: Contributions and Applications from Modern Behavioral Science https://amzn.to/3rynaiw
Dr. Steven C. Hayes YouTube Video on Perspective Taking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5jMJhoeT8s
Perspective-Taking As Relational Responding: A Developmental Profile http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/tpr/vol54/iss1/8/
Making Sense of Spirituality Hayes (1984) http://psykologprogrammet.se/filer/fileexplorer/4fbbbf6fa7b48.pdf
My Thesis: An Examination of an Automated Computer Program for Teaching Deictic Relational Responding to Children. https://www.dropbox.com/s/hz2oyih3drkih09/FINAL_jpdocx.pdf?dl=0
Premack & Woodruff (1978) - Does the chimpanzee have a theory of mind? https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/does-the-chimpanzee-have-a-theory-of-mind/1E96B02CD9850016B7C93BC6D2FEF1D0
Flavell (2004) Theory of Mind Development: Retrospect and prospect. https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/mpq/vol50/iss3/6/
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Hey, I'm Ryan. I usually go by Ryan O or RYANO. I hail from northern Nevada in the grungy, yet surprisingly classy, (and newly renovated) Reno, Nevada. I like my climate like I like my data: evolving, uncompromising, and progressive. I am a master of science; that is, I have an M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis, however, my interests have grown to include many other interests, including entrepreneurship and capturing perspectives and stories through various mediums. These interests and skills have allowed me to work with a lot of great people. I've started three businesses, started numerous active joint venture agreements, a behavioral think-tank, a podcast, a professional development movement, helped organizations that support people with Intellectual Disabilities, to list a few. Currently, I lead product development and distribution for High Sierra Industries as a Learning Systems Development Specialist. I focus outside this role on building a community of thought leaders and doers to create content that increases the transparency of behavior analytic technologies with the hopes of creating a platform that truly saves the world. My interests are all over, from artificial intelligence and machine learning applications to the theory and philosophy behind Why We Do What We Do (wwdwwdpodcast.com). In my spare time you can find me consuming social media, prepping/climbing a giant mountain, or walking around with my camera in my hand (and, occasionally, all simultaneously). Connect with me personally on most all social platforms via @TheDailyBA and let me know what drives you to pursue the Behavior Analysis vision.