Abstract

The current article outlines a behavior-analytic approach to the study of so-called implicit attitudes and cognition. The Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP), the conceptual basis of which was derived from relational frame theory, is offered as a methodology that may be used in the experimental analysis of implicit attitudes and beliefs. The relational elaboration and coherence (REC) model provides a possible relational-frame account of the findings that have emerged from the IRAP. The article first outlines the research history that led to the development of the IRAP, followed by a description of the method. The REC model and how it explains a range of IRAP data are then considered. The article also outlines how both the IRAP and the REC model overlap with, and differ from, similar research found in the non-behavior-analytic literature. (Contains 2 figures and 20 footnotes.)

Citation

Barnes-Holmes, D., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Stewart, I. & Boles, S. (2010). A Sketch of the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) and the Relational Elaboration and Coherence (REC) Model. Psychological Record, 60(3), 527-542. Retrieved August 13, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/106993/.

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Keywords

• Attitude Measures
• attitudes
• automation
• Behavioral Science Research
• Cognitive Processes
• Computer Assisted Testing
• Foreign Countries
• Interpersonal Relationship
• Reaction Time
• Research Methodology
• Responses