Anthony Charles Catania (born 1936) is an American researcher in

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known for his theoretical,

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, and applied work. He is an

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professor of psychology at the

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(UMBC), where he taught and conducted research for 25 years prior to his retirement in 2008. He received a B.A. (1957) and M.A. (1958) at

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. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology at

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in 1961. He remained at Harvard to conduct research as a

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's laboratory. Prior to his career at UMBC, he held a faculty position for nearly a decade at

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(NYU). He studies the behavior of both human and nonhuman animals. He has written over 200 journal articles and book chapters, has edited or co-edited six books, and has written two textbooks on learning Specific topics on which he has published include schedules of

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, human verbal behavior, and the history of behavior analysis. He was the

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at the ''

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'' (1966–69) and served as an associate editor at several journals, including ''

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'', ''Behaviorism'', and the ''European Journal of Behavior Analysis''. He twice served as President of the Society of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (from 1966 to 1967 and 1981–83) and as President of the Association for Behavior Analysis ow_Association_for_Behavior_Analysis_International_(ABAI),_from_1981_to_1984.html" ;"title="Association for Behavior Analysis International">ow Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), from 1981 to 1984">Association for Behavior Analysis International">ow Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), from 1981 to 1984 He is a Fellow of Divisions 3, 6, 25, and 28 of the American Psychological Association (APA) and served as President of Division 25 from 1996 to 1998. He resides in Columbia, Maryland.

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