Linda J. Hayes, Ph.D.
(nee Linda Parrott)
Professor, Psychology



Contact Phone: (775) 784-6828 Ext: 2009
Office Phone: (775) 682-8696
Fax: (775) 784-1126
Office: Mack Social Science, Room 419
Email: lhayes@unr.nevada.edu
Complex Human Behavior Laboratory Web-page

Brief Bio

Linda Hayes received her Ph.D. in Psychology in 1983 from Western Michigan University. She has held academic positions at West Virginia University (1980-83), and St. Mary´s University in Canada (1983-1987). She founded the Behavior Analysis Program at UNR in 1990 and has served as the Director of the Program since its inception. Her scholarly work focuses on behavior theory and philosophy, and the experimental analysis of human and animal behavior, the latter in conjunction with bio-medical engineers. Her applied work is in the area of behavioral systems analysis in higher education. Her entrepreneurial activities center on off-site delivery of graduate training in behavior analysis.

Graduate Classes

Professional Service

Selected Articles & Chapters

Clayton, M. C. & Hayes, L. J. (1999) Conceptual differences in the analysis of stimulus equivalence. Psychological Record, 49, 145-161.

Dixon, M. R. & Hayes, L. J. (1999). A behavioral analysis of dreaming. Psychological Record, 49, 613-628.

Hayes, L. J., Houmanfar, R., Garlock, M. M., Ghezzi, P. M., Williams, W. L., & Carr, J. E. (1999). Academic entrepreneurship. In W. O´Donohue & J. E. Fisher (Eds.). Management and administration skills for the mental health professional. (pp. 225-257). San Diego, CA: Academic Press, Inc.

Hayes, L. J. & Fredericks, D. W. (1999). Interbehaviorism and interbehavioral psychology. In W. O´Donohue, R. Kitchener, (Eds.) Handbook of behaviorism. (pp. 71-96). San Diego, CA: Academic Press, Inc.

Dixon, M. R. & Hayes, L. J. (1998). Effects of differing instructional histories on the resurgence of rule following. Psychological Record, 48, 275-292.

Hayes, L. J. (1998). Remembering as a psychological event. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 18, 135-143.

Houmanfar, R. & Hayes, L. J. (1998). Effects of feedback on taskcompletion, time distribution and time allocation of graduate students. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 18, 69-91.

Rehfeldt, R. A. & Hayes, L. J. (1998) The operant respondent distinction revisited: Toward an understanding of stimulus equivalence. Psychological Record, 48, 187-210.

Hayes, L. J. (1997). Understanding mysticism. Psychological Record, 47, 573-596.

Hayes, L. J., Adams, M. A. & Dixon, M. R. (1997). Causal constructs and conceptual confusions. Psychological Record, 47, 97-111.

Hayes, L. J. (1996). Listening with understanding and speaking with meaning. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 65, 282-283, 341-53.

Hayes, L. J., Hayes, S. C., Ghezzi, P. M., Bijou, Sidney W., et al (1995). A self capitalization model for building behavior analysis graduate programs. Behavior Analyst, 18, 331-339.

Hayes, L. J. (1992). The psychological present. Behavior Analyst, 15, 139-145.

Hayes, S. C. & Hayes, L. J. (1992). Verbal relations and the evolution of behavior analysis. American Psychologist, 47, 1383-1395.

Hayes, L. J., Thompson, S., & Hayes, S. C. (1989). Stimulus equivalence and rule following. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 52, 275-291.

Parrott, L. J. (1984). Listening and understanding. Behavior Analyst, 7, 29-39.

Books

Hayes, L. J., Hayes, Gregory J., Moore, Stephen C., Ghezzi, P. M. (1994). Ethical issues in developmental disabilities. Reno, NV: Context Press.

Hayes, S. C., Hayes, L. J., Sato, M., & Ono, K. (1994). Behavior analysis of language and cognition. Reno, NV: Context Press.

Hayes, S. C., Hayes, L. J., Reese, H. W., & Sarbin, T. R. (1993). Varieties of scientific contextualism. Reno, NV: Context Press.

Hayes, S. C. & Hayes, L. J. (1992). Understanding verbal relations. Reno, NV: Context Press.

Hayes, L. J. & Chase, Philip N. (1991). Dialogues on verbal behavior: The First International Institute on Verbal Relations. Reno, NV: Context Press.

The Rascals

Charles and Esther Hayes