Tom Critchfield
Professor
Psychology
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 431
Office Hours
varies by semester
Office Phone
Email
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Biography
I studied English Literature and Educational Psychology before earning a PhD in Experimental Psychology. I have since worked at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Auburn University, and ISU.
Current Courses
PSY 231.006 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.007 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.008 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.009 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 231.010 Research Methods In Psychology
PSY 392.001 Senior Seminar
PSY 392.002 Senior Seminar
PSY 290.011 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship
PSY 291.011 Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching
Teaching Interests & Areas
I usually teach courses related to Learning and Research Methods.
Research Interests & Areas
General topics in behavior analysis and learning.
Post-Doc Human Behavioral Pharmacology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Ph D Psychology
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
James Johnson Award for Outstanding Faculty
Psi Chi
2023
Fellow
Association for Behavior Analysis International
2013
Outstanding College Researcher
ISU College of Arts & Sciences
2011
Don Hake Award for Distinguished Contributions to translational research
American Psychological Association - Division 25
2010
Fellow
American Psychological Association
2009
Distinguished Teacher
Illinois State University Chapter of Psi Chi
2007
Distinguished Teacher
Illinois State University Chapter of Psi Chi
2003
Distinguished Teacher
Illinois State University Chapter of Psi Chi
2000
Special Citation for Dedication to and Support of Student Researchers
Alabama Psychological Association
1999
Outstanding Faculty Mentor
Auburn University Graduate Student Association
1998
Outstanding Faculty Mentor
Auburn University Graduate Student Association
1997
Outstanding Teacher
Auburn University Panehellenic Council
1997
Outstanding Faculty
Auburn University Chapter of Psi Chi
1996
Outstanding faculty
Auburn University Chapter of Psi Chi
1994
Outstanding Faculty
Auburn University Chapter of Psi Chi
1992
Grants & Contracts
Developing a Psychology of Learning Teaching Laboratory. CTLT. Illinois State University. (2015)
Book, Chapter
Critchfield, T. Punishment. Sage Encyclopedia of Psychology (2016)
Critchfield, T., & Doepke, K. Origins of clinical innovations: Why practice needs science and how science reaches practic. F.D. DiGennaro Reed & D.D. Reed (EDs), Bridging the gap between science and autism service delivery. Springer (2015): 1-23.
Critchfield, T., & S, J. Finding faculty who fit at a large mid-level public university: General and institution-specific consideration. J.N. Busler et al. (EDs), Preparing the new psychology professoriate: Helping graduate students become competent teachers (2nd. ed.). Society for the Teaching of Psychology (2014): 170-176.
Journal Article
Critchfield, T. An emotional appeal for the development of empirical research on narrative (2018)
Critchfield, T. Efficiency is everything: Promoting efficient practice by harnessing derived stimulus relations. Behavior Analysis in Practice 11 (2018): 206-210.
Critchfield, T., & Doepke, K. Emotional overtones of behavior analysis terms in English and five other languages. Behavior Analysis in Practice (2018)
Critchfield, T., & Shue, E. The Dead Man Test: A preliminary experimental analysis. Behavior Analysis in Practice (2018)
Critchfield, T., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Dougher, M. What Sidman did: Historical and contemporary significance of research on derived stimulus relations. Perspectives on Behavior Science (2018)
Becirevic, A., Critchfield, T., & Reed, D. On the social acceptability of behavior analysis terms: Crowdsourced comparisons of lay and technical language (2016)
Critchfield, T., & Reed, D. Does hearing about cancer influence stimulus control? An exploratory study of verbal modulation of stimulus generalization. Analysis of Verbal Behavior (2016)
Critchfield, T., Becirevic, A., & Reed, D. In Skinner's early footsteps: Analyzing verbal behavior in large public corpora (2016)
Critchfield, T., & Howard, N. Modeling the detection of early-evolving melanoma symptoms: Role of cancer information and delay discounting. The Psychological Record (2016)
Critchfield, T. Passable generalization gradients in about two minutes. Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior Bulletin (2016)
Critchfield, T. Requiem for the Dead Man Test? (2016)
Critchfield, T., & T, S. A matching law analysis of risk tolerance and gain-loss framing in football play selection. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice 15 (2015): 112-121.
Critchfield, T., & Doepke, K. Generality of behavior theory: A multifaceted “engineering test.”. PsycCRITIQUES 60.49 (2015): Article 6.
Critchfield, T., D, R., & P, J. Historically low bill production in the United States Congress: Snapshot of a reinforcement-contingency system in transition. The Psychological Record 15 (2015): 161-176.
Critchfield, T. In dreams begin responsibility: Why and how to measure the quality of graduate training in Applied Behavior Analysis. Behavior Analysis in Practice 8 (2015): 122-133.
Critchfield, T. PBIS may not count as classical Applied Behavior Analysis: So what?. Behavior Analysis in Practice 8 (2015): 99-100.
Critchfield, T. What counts as high-quality practitioner training in Applied Behavior Analysis?. Behavior Analysis in Practice 8 (2015): 3-6.
Miller, J., Reed, D., & Critchfield, T. Modeling the effects of melanoma education on detection of subtle symptoms: A gradient shift analysis. The Psychological Record 65 (2015): 323-335.
Critchfield, T., & S, J. Critchfield, T.S., & Jordan, J.S. (2014). Prospective cognition in education and enculturation. Cognitive Psychology and Education 13 (2014): 139-146.
Critchfield, T., & T, S. Explanatory flexibility of the matching law: Complex situational bias effects in football play selection. The Psychological Record 64 (2014): 371-380.
Critchfield, T., & Farmer-Dougan, V. Isolation from the mainstream: Recipe for an impoverished science. European Journal of Behavior Analysis 15 (2014): 6-13.
Critchfield, T. Online equivalence-based instruction about statistical inference using written explanation instead of match-to-sample training.. Journal of applied behavior analysis 47.3 (2014): 606-11.
Critchfield, T., & T, T. Prospective instructional design: Establishing conditions for emergent learning. Journal of Cognitive Psychology and Education 13 (2014): 201-217.
Critchfield, T. Skeptic’s Corner – Punishment: Destructive force or valuable social “adhesive”?. Behavior Analysis in Practice 7 (2014): 36-44.
Critchfield, T. Ten rules for discussing behavior analysis. Behavior Analysis in Practice 7 (2014): 141-142.
Critchfield, T., & Fienup, D. A "happy hour" effect in translational stimulus relations research. Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior Bulletin 29 (2013): 2-7.
Presentations
Translational behavioral health psychology: Modeling the detection of melanoma symptom evolution. Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis. (2012)
Translational behavioral health psychology: Modeling the detection of melanoma symptom evolution.. Texas Association for Behavior Analysis. (2012)
Translational research at Illinois State University. Illinois Association for Behavior Analysis. (2012)