RESEARCH AND CONCEPTUAL INTERESTS
Mother-infant attachment, maternal depression effects on infant behavior, interventions using touch to increase infant attention and early socialization, the effects of adult vocal imitation and motherese speech on infant vocalizations, earning of infant social referencing, the emergence of stimulus equivalence, adult intelligence and derived relational responding, behavioral systems approach to child development, morality, and rule-governed behavior.
Pelaez, M., Novak., DeBernardis, G., & Ardila, J. (2026). Desarollo del Niño: Una Aproximacion del Analysis Conductual de Sistemas. Editorial Co-Presencias: España (Manuel Porcel, Publisher).
Silvaraman, M., & Pelaez M. (2026). Contingency drives children’s vocal behaviors. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Crysdale, C., Pelaez, M., Mastrogiacomo, L., & Harper, J. & Weiss, J. (resubmitted revised on 1/26 & accepted). Contingent vocal imitation increases vocalizations of children with autism spectrum disorder. Behavioral Interventions.
Crysdale, C., Pelaez, M., Harper, J., Neimy, H., Weiss, M.J., Lucas, T. & Peters, A. Evaluating Contingent Vocal Imitation as a Strategy to Teach Mands to Young Children with Autism (submitted, 2025, in revision due 3, 2026). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Pelaez, M., Crysdale, C., & Monlux, K. (in revision). Increasing Joint Attention in Children with Autism Using Social Stimuli as Reinforcers (in revision I/15/26 deadline Feb). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. ADD-D-25-01914R3.
O’Connell-Sussman, E., Keleher, C., Weiss, M. J., Pelaez, M., & Mastrogiacomo, L. (2025). The effects of mothers’ contingent interactions on speech sounds of infants with Down Syndrome. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317107.2025.2589759
Robertson, D. L., Pelaez, M., & Santiago Perez, T. (2025). Metric-centric policy, practice, and faculty equity issues. SAGE open, 1-12. DOI: 10.1177/21582440251384780
Parker, K., Levin, L., J., Field, T., Vivian, J., E. & Pelaez, M. (2025a). The moderating role of resilience on caregiver stress and emotional distress during COVID-19. Journal Of Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry, 16 (2), 83–87.
Parker, K., Levin, L. J., Field, T., Vivian, J. E., & Pelaez, M. (2025b). Resilience in Caregivers Predicts Lower Anxiety, Depression, and Anger Mediated by Lower Stress During COVID-19. Journal of Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry, 16(4):148-151. DOI: 10.15406/jpcpy.2025.16.00824
Neimy, H., Pelaez, M., Pelaez, R., & Lage, E. (under review, resubmitted, Feb 2025). Impact of Bilingual Speech and Caregiver Differences on the Vocalizations of Neurodiverse Infants and Toddlers. Behavior Analysis in Practice (Assigned Editor, D. LaFrance, # BHAP-D-23-00031R1)
Pelaez, M., Neimy, H., Pelaez, R., & Lage, E. (under revision, submitted 2024). Reinforcing Effects of Caregivers’ Vocal Imitation and Parentese Speech on Early Infant and Child Vocalizations.” Behavior Analysis in Practice (S. Peterson, Editor, # BHAP-D-23-00031).
Pelaez, M., & Novak, G. (2024). Language Development and Behavioral Systems. The Psychological Record, 74 (1) 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/s40732-023-00578-6.
Robertson, D. L., & Pelaez, M. (2023). Connecting research, policy, and practice in colleges and universities: An internal researcher/practitioner model. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 10(1), 18–24.
Robertson, D. L., Pelaez, M., & Santiago Perez, T. (2023). Metric-centric policy, practice, and faculty. SAGE Advance. Preprint, 21.8.2023. DOI: 10.31124/advance.23998398
Novak, G., Pelaez, M. & DeBernardis, G. (2022). Child development: A behavioral systems approach. Sloan Publications. (Book of 647 pages)
Pelaez, M., & Neimy, H. (2021). Emergencia del Autismo: Intervenciones tempranas. In V. Perez Fernandez & H. Martinez (Editors), Aproximaciones al Estudio del Comportamiento y sus Aplicaciones Vol.3, UNED Editorial.
Novak, G., & Pelaez, M. (2021). Frances Degen Horowitz’s Influence on Behavioral Systems Theory. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54, 1293-1296.
Robertson, D. L., Pelaez, M., & Santiago Perez, T. (2021). Faculty issues: A case study in policy and employment insecurity. SAGE Advance. Preprint, 21.06.2021. https://doi.org/10.31124/advance.14798550.v1
Field, T., Poling, S., Mines, S., Diego, M., Bendell, D., & Pelaez, M. (2021). Trauma symptoms following romantic breakups. Journal of Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry, 12(2), 37–42.
Neimy, H., & Pelaez., M. (2021). Early interventions for infants at risk of autism spectrum disorder. In M. Alexandros, C. Drossel, & T. J. Waltz (Eds.), Applications of Behavior Analysis to Healthcare and Beyond (pp. 77-111). New York: Springer.
Field, T., Poling, S., Mines, S., Bendell, D., & Pelaez, M. (2021). Negative relationship behaviors are related to trauma symptoms following romantic breakups: a correlation study. Journal of Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry, 12(1), 15–19.
Field, T., Poling, S., Mines, S., Diego, M., Bendell, D., & Pelaez, M. (2021). Intrusive thoughts, avoiding intrusive thoughts, and hyperarousal predict romantic breakup distress. Journal of Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry, 12(1), 10-13.
Pelaez, M., & Novak, G. (2020). Returning to School: Separation Problems and Anxiety in the Age of Pandemics. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 521–526.
Neimy, H. Pelaez, M., Monlux, K., Carrow, J., Tarbox, J., & Weiss, M. J. (2020). Increasing vocalizations and echoics in infants at risk of autism spectrum disorder. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13(1), 467–472.
Pelaez, M., & Monlux, K. (2020). Early child learning of social and cognitive skills. In S. Hupp, & J. D. Jewell (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent (pp. 1-22). New York: Wiley.
Grace, A., Field, T., Bendell, D., & Pelaez., M. (2019). Mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder show more demonstrative and directive behavior and less imitative and playful behavior with their children. International Journal of Developmental Research, 9(11), 31964-31968.
Monlux, K., Pelaez, M., & Holth, P. (2019). Joint attention and social referencing in children with autism: A behavior-analytic approach. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 20(2), 186-203.
Pelaez, M., & Monlux, K. (2018). Development of communication in infants: Implications for stimulus relations research. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 41(1), 175-188.
Pelaez, M., Borroto, A., & Carrow, J. (2018). Infant vocalizations and imitation as a result of adult contingent imitation. Behavioral Development Bulletin, 23 (1), 81-88.
Robertson, D. L., & Pelaez, M. (2018). Rules, rule-governed behavior, and organizational change in a large metropolitan research university. Behavioral Development Bulletin, 23(1), 1-13.
Robertson, D., & Pelaez M. (2018). Behavior analytic concepts and change in a large metropolitan research university: The graduation success initiative. In R. Houmanfar & M. Mattaini (Eds.), Leadership and cultural change: Managing future well-being. New York, NY: Routledge & Taylor & Francis.
Pelaez, M., & Monlux, K. (2017). Operant conditioning and reinforcement methodologies to investigate infant learning. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 18(2), 212–241.
Pelaez, M. (2017). Autism and other child developmental disorders: Early behavior‐analytic interventions. Behavior Development Bulletin, 22(1), 1-3.
Neimy, H., Pelaez, M., Carrow, J., Monlux, K., & Tarbox, J. (2017). Infants at risk of autism and developmental disorders: establishing early social skills. Behavior Development Bulletin, 22 (1), 6-22.
Robertson, D., L., & Pelaez, M. (2016). Behavior analytic concepts and change in a large metropolitan research university: The graduation success initiative. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 36(2–3), 123-153.
Ossa, N., Pham, A. V., Pelaez, M., & Lazarus, P. (2015). Improving math computation via self-monitoring and performance feedback for second grade students. Conductual: The International Journal of Interbehaviorism and Behavior Analysis, 3, 197-210.
Ossa, N., & Pelaez, M. (2014). The effectiveness of an intervention package on math computation. Florida International University Publications, Digital Commons, 1-7.
Costa, A., & Pelaez, M. (2014). Implementing intensive tact instruction to increase frequency of spontaneous mands and tacts in typically developing children. Behavior Development Bulletin, 19(1), 19–24.
Ingalls, K., & Pelaez, M. (2014). Positive effects of peer modeling and positive reinforcement on healthy food intake in elementary school children: Feedback comment sheet. Proceedings of the South Florida Education Research, 57-64.
Ossa, N., & Pelaez, M. (2014). The effectiveness of an intervention package on math computation. Proceedings of the South Florida Education Research, 89-98.
DeLeon, E. R., & Pelaez, M. (2013). The use of picture exchange communication system (PECS) to reduce screaming behavior in a child with severe autism. Proceedings of the Twelve Annual South Florida Education Research, FIU, 26-35.
Pelaez, M. (2013). Dimensions of rules and their correspondence to rule-governed behavior. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 14, 259–270.
Field, T., Diego, M., Pelaez, M., Deeds, O., & Delgado, J. (2013). Intrusive thoughts: A primary variable in breakup distress. College Student Journal, 47, 578-584.
Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (2013). Social Referencing and the Social Construction of Reality in Infancy. Springer and Business Media.
Pelaez, M., & Novak, G. (2013). “Hidden” skills and deficits in the emergence of autism. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 14(1), 87-96.
Pelaez, M., Virués-Ortega J., Field, T., Amir Kiaei, Y., & Schnerch, G. (2013). Social referencing in infants of mothers with symptoms of depression. Infant Behavior and Development, 36, 548–556.
Field, T., Diego. M., Pelaez, M., Deeds, O., & Delgado, J. (2013). Negative emotions and behaviors are markers for breakup distress. College Student Journal, 47(3), 527-534.
Pelaez, M., Virues-Ortega, J., & Gewirtz, J. (2013). Acquisition of social referencing via discrimination training in infants. Faculty Research Bulletin, 2, 1-2.
Mitchell, J., Field, T., Diego, M., Bendell, D., Newton, R., & Pelaez, M. (2012). Yoga reduces prenatal depression symptoms. Psychology, 3, 782–786.
Pelaez, M., Virués-Ortega, J., & Gewirtz, J. L. (2012). Acquisition of social referencing via discrimination training in infants. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45(1), 23–35.
Field, T., Diego., Pelaez, M., Deeds, O., & Delgado, J. (2012). Breakup effects on university students perceived academic performance. College Student Journal, 46(2), 1–5.
Field, T., Diego, M., Pelaez, M., Deeds, O., & Delgado, J. (2012). Depression and related problems in university students. College Student Journal, 46(1), 193-202.
Pelaez, M., Field, T., Diego. M., Deeds, O., & Delgado, J. (2011). Insecurity, control, and disinterest behaviors are related to breakup distress in university students. College Student Journal, 45(2), 333-340.
Field, T., Diego, M., Pelaez, M., Deeds, O., & Delgado, J. (2011). Breakup distress in university students: a review. College Student Journal, 45(3), 461–480.
Pelaez, M., Virués-Ortega, J., & Gewirtz, J. L. (2011a). Reinforcement of vocalizations through contingent vocal imitation. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44(1), 33-40.
Pelaez, M., Virués, J., & Gewirtz, J. L. (2011b). Contingent and noncontingent reinforcement with maternal vocal imitation and motherese speech: Effects on infant vocalizations. European Journal of Behaviour Analysis, 12(1), 277-287.
Novak, G., & Pelaez, M. (2011). Autism: A behavioral-systems approach. In E. A. Mayville and J. A. Mulick (Eds.), Behavioral foundations of effective autism treatment (pp. 13-33). Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY: Sloan Publishing.
Kiaei, A. Y., & Pelaez, M. (2011). Hidden communication deficits in children with Autism and early behavioral interventions. In M. S. Plathotnik, S. M. Nielsen, & D. M. Pane (Eds.), Proceedings of the Tenth Annual College of Education and Graduate Student Network Research Conference, FIU (pp. 101-108).
Bendixen, M., & Pelaez, M. (2010). Effects of contingent maternal imitation vs. contingent motherese speech on infant canonical babbling. In M. S. Plathotnik, S. M. Nielsen, & D. M. Pane (Eds.), Proceedings of the Ninth Annual College of Education & GSN Research Conference, FIU (pp. 2-6).
Field, T., Diego. M., Pelaez, M., Deeds, O., & Delgado, J. (2010). Breakup distress and the loss of intimacy in university students. Psychology, 1, 173-177.
Pelaez, M. (2010). Review of Roger McIntire’s Raising Teenagers: Five crucial skills for parents of 10 to 20–years–old. Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies Press.
Field, T., Diego, M., Pelaez, M., Deeds, O., & Delgado, J. (2009). Breakups distress in university students. Adolescence, 44, 705-727.
Field, T., Delgado, M., Pelaez, M., Deeds, O., & Delgado, J. (2009). Breakup Distress Scale. [Database record]. APA PsycTests. https://doi.org/10.1037/t66170-000–
Pelaez, M. (2009). Joint attention and social referencing in infancy as precursors of derived relational responding. In R. A. Rehfeldt, & Y. Barnes-Holmes (Eds.). Derived Relational Responding: Applications for Learners with Autism and other Developmental Disabilities, (pp.63–78). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
Pelaez, M., Gewirtz, J. L., & Wong, S. E. (2008). A critique of stage theories of human development: A pragmatic approach in social work. In B. A. Thyer (Volume Ed.) and K. M. Sowers and C. N. Dulmus (Eds in Chief), Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare: Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Vol. 2 (pp. 503–518). New York: Wiley.
Carvalho, R. P., Tudella, E., Caljouw, S. R., Savelsbergh, G. J. P., Pelaez, M., et al. (2008). Infants’ visual anticipation of object structure in grasp planning. Infant Behavior & Development, 31, 739-741.
O’Hora, D., Pelaez, M., Barnes-Holmes, D., Rae, G., Robinson, K. & Chaudhary, T. (2008). Temporal relations and intelligence: Correlating relational performance with performance on the WAIS-III. The Psychological Record, 58(4), 569-583.
Pelaez, M., Field, T., Pickens, J. N., & Hart, S. (2007). Disengaged and authoritarian parenting behavior of depressed mothers with their toddlers. Infant Behavior and Development, 31, 145-148.
Lundy, B. L., Field, T., Carraway, K., Hart., Malphurs, J., Rosenstein, M., Pelaez-Nogueras, M., Coletta, F., Ott, D. & Hernandez-Reif, M. (2006). Food texture preferences in infants and toddlers. Early Child Development and Care, 146, 69–85.
O’Hora, D., Pelaez, M., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Amesty, L. (2005). Derived relational responding and human language: Evidence from the WAIS–III. The Psychological Record, 55, 155-176.
Voltaire, M., Gewirtz, J. L., & Pelaez, M. (2005). Infant responding under conjugate vs. continuous reinforcement, Behavior Development Bulletin, 1, 71-79.
Novak, G. & Pelaez, M. (2004). Child and adolescent development: A behavioral systems approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Novak, G., & Pelaez, M., & Ault, R. (2004). A unique but idiosyncratic behavioral-systems look at development. Journal Psyccritiques, 49, 11. APA (2006).
Pelaez, M. (2004). A global analysis of functions and processes in disabilities. In O. Pino (Ed.) Funziono, dunque sono? Un’analisi dei fattori di sviluppo nelle disabilitá). Vannini Editrice: Gussago, Italy.
Pelaez, M., O’Hora, D., Barnes-Holmes, D., Amesty, L., & Robinson, K. (2004). Performance on WAIS-III relates to the Ability to Derive Relations. In T. Rocco (Ed.), proceedings of the Annual College of Education Research Conference, Florida International University.
Rodriguez, I. A., Montgomery, M., Pelaez, M., & Salas, M. W. (2003). Love attitudes and dating experiences of adolescents in three different cultures. In R. Prado-Alcalá (Ed.), Mexican Journal of Psychology, 20, 2–22.
Novak, G. & Pelaez, M. (2002). A Behavior-Analytic Developmental Model is Better. Behavior and Brain Sciences, 25, 466-468.
Pelaez, M. (2002). Causes of Behavior Development and Contextual Variables. Behavior Development Bulletin, 11, 9-16.
Pelaez, M., & Moreno, R. (2002). Una tassonomia delle regole e loro corrispondenze con il comportamento governato da regole. In P. Moderato, G. Presti, & P. N. Chase (Eds.), Pensieri, Parole, e Comportamento: U’analisi funzionale delle relazioni linguistiche, (pp. 171–184). Milano: McGraw-Hill.
Pelaez, M. (2001). Morality as a system of rule-governed behavior and Empathy. Behavior Development Bulletin, 1, 8–14.
Herrera, G., Pelaez, M., Reyes, G., Figueroa, S., & Salas, M. W. (2001). Rule-Following as a function of psychological development and language comprehension (Seguimiento de reglas en función del lenguaje). Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis, 27, 403–429.
Pelaez, M. (Editor) (2001). Special Issue on J. B. Watson. Behavior Development Bulletin, 1, 1–47.
Burkholder, E. O., & Pelaez, M. (2000). A behavioral interpretation of Vygotsky’s theory of thought, language, and culture. Behavior Development Bulletin, 9, 7–9.
Gewirtz, J. L., & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (2000). Infant emotions under the positive-reinforcer control of caregiver attention and touch. In Leslie, J.C. & Blackman, D. (Eds.), Issues in Experimental and Applied Analyses of Human Behavior, (pp. 271–291). Reno, NV: Context Press.
Pelaez, M., Gewirtz, J. L., Sanchez, A. & Mahabir, N. M. (2000). Exploring stimulus equivalence formation in infants. Behavior Development Bulletin, 9, 20–25.
Lundy, B. L., Field, T., Carraway, K., Hart., Malphurs, J., Rosenstein, M., Pelaez-Nogueras, M., Coletta, F., Ott, D. & Hernandez-Reif, M. (1999). Food texture preferences in infants and toddlers. Early Child Development and Care, 146, 69–85.
Pelaez, M., & Moreno, R. (1999). Four dimensions of rules and their correspondence to rule-governed behavior: A taxonomy. Behavior Development Bulletin, 8, 21–27.
Field, T., Scafidi, F., Pickens, J., Prodomidis, M., Pelaez-Nogueras, M., Torquati, J., Wilcox, H., Malphurs, J., Schanberg, S. & Kuhn, C. (1998). Polydrug using adolescent mothers and their infants receiving early intervention. Adolescence, 33, 117–143.
Pelaez, M. (Ed.). (1998). Behavior analysis of development: History, theory, and research. Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis, 24, 85–95.
Pelaez, M. (1998). Assessing social and nonsocial reinforcers: Contributions of contemporary conditioning studies with infants. Infant Behavior and Development, 21, 77.
Pelaez, M., & Moreno, R. (1998). A taxonomy of rules and their correspondence to rule-governed behavior. Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis, 24, 197-214.
Hart, S., Field, T., del Valle, C., & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1998). Depressed mothers’ interactions with their one-year-old infants. Infant Behavior and Development, 21, 519– 525.
Higbee, T. S., & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1998). Reinforcer identification in infants. Behavioral Development Bulletin, 7, 10–14.
Pelaez-Nogueras, M. & Gewirtz, J. (1997). The context of stimulus control in behavior analysis. In D. M. Baer & E. M. Pinkston (Eds.), Environment and behavior, (pp. 30–42). Boulder CO: Westview Press.
Pelaez-Nogueras, M., Field, T., Cigales, M., Gewirtz, J. Gonzalez, A., Clasky, S., & Sanchez, A. (1997). The effects of systematic stroking versus tickling and poking on infant attention and affect. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 18, 169–177.
Ragg, T., Malphurs, J., Field, T., Pelaez-Nogueras, M., Pickens, J., Martinez, A., Bendell, D. & Yando, R. (1997). Depressed mothers’ facial and vocal behaviors are enhanced by being made more aware of their depression symptoms. Infant Mental Health Journal, 18, 394–405.
Cigales, M., Field, T., Hossain, Z., & Pelaez-Nogueras, M., & Gewirtz, J. (1996). Touch among children at nursery school. Early Child Development and Care, 126, 101–110.
Field, T. Malphurs, J., Carraway, K. & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1996). Carrying position influences infant behavior. Early Child Development and Care, 121, 49–54.
Gewirtz, J. L., & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1996). In the context of gross environmental and organismic changes, learning provides the main basis for behavioral development. In S. Bijou & E. Ribes (Eds.), New directions in behavioral development, (pp. 15–34). Reno NV: Context Press.
Gewirtz, J. L., & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1996). El análisis conductual del desarrollo. In S. W. Bijou & E. Ribes (Eds.), El desarrollo del comportamiento, (pp. 77–106). University of Guadalajara Press, México.
Malphurs, J., Larrain, C., Field, T., Pickens, J., Pelaez-Nogueras, M., Yando, R., & Bendell, D. (1996). Altering withdrawn and intrusive interaction behaviors of depressed mothers. Infant Mental Health Journal, 17, 152–160.
Malphurs, J. E, Raag, T., Field, T., Pickens, J., Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1996). Touch by intrusive and withdrawn mothers with depressive symptoms. Early Development and Parenting Journal, 5, 111–115.
Pelaez-Nogueras, M., Field, T., Hossain, Z., & Pickens, J. (1996). Depressed mothers’ touch increases infant positive affect and attention in still-face interactions. Child Development, 67, 1780–1792.
Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1996). Thought without naming: A commentary on Horne and Lowe’s article “The origins of naming and other symbolic behavior.” Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 299–301.
Pelaez-Nogueras, M, Gewirtz, J. L., Field, T., Cigales, M., Malphurs, J., Clasky, S., & Sanchez, A. (1996). Infants’ preference for touch stimulation in face-to-face interactions. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 17, 199–213.
Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1996). Multiple influences in behavioral interactions. Behavioral Development, 2, 10–14.
Pelaez-Nogueras, M., & Gewirtz, J. L. (1995). The learning of moral behavior: A behavior-analytic approach. In W. M. Kurtines & J.L. Gewirtz (Eds.), Moral behavior: An introduction, (pp. 173–199). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Pickens, J., Field, T., Prodomidis, M., Pelaez-Nogueras, M., & Hossain, Z. (1995). Posttraumatic stress, depression and social support among college students after Hurricane Andrew. Journal of College Student Development, 36 (2), 152–161.
Pelaez-Nogueras, M., Field T., Cigales, M., Gonzalez, A., & Clasky, S. (1994). Infants of depressed mothers show less “depressed ” behavior with their nursery teachers. Infant Mental Health Journal, 15, 358–367.
Pelaez, M. (1994). Contextualism in behavior analysis of development: Upon further reflection. Behavioral Development, 4, 8–12.
Gewirtz, J. L. & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1993). “Expectancy”: Sleight-of-hand mentalism, not mechanism or process. American Psychologist, 48, 1156–1157.
Gewirtz, J. L. & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1993). Leaving without tears: Parents inadvertently train their children to protest separation. Child and Adolescent Behavior, 9, 1–4. The Brown University Press. Reprinted in the Behavioral Development (1993), 3, 3–4.
Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1993). Alfie Kohn’s attacks rewarded with money, praise, and recognition. Behavioral Development, 3, 5–6.
Gewirtz, J. L., & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1992). B. F. Skinner’s legacy to infant behavioral development. The American Psychologist, Vol. 47, 11, 1411–1422.
Gewirtz, J. L., & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1992). Infant social referencing as a learned process. In S. Feinman (Ed.), Social referencing and the social construction of reality in infancy (pp. 151–173). New York: Plenum.
Gewirtz, J. L., & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1992). Infants’ separation difficulties and distress due to misplaced maternal contingencies. In T. Field, P. McCabe, & N. Schneiderman (Eds.), Stress and coping in infancy and childhood (pp. 19–46). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1992). Recurrent issues in the study of behavior development: Metamodels. Behavioral Development, 1, 3–5.
Pelaez-Nogueras, M., & Gewirtz, J. L. (1992). The behavior analysis of moral behavior. Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis, 18, 57–81.
Gewirtz, J. L., & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1991). The attachment metaphor and the conditioning of infant separation protests. In J. L. Gewirtz & W. M. Kurtines (Eds.), Intersections with attachment (pp. 123–144). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Gewirtz, J. L., & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1991). Proximal mechanisms in the acquisition of moral behavior patterns. In W. M. Kurtines & J. L. Gewirtz (Eds.). Moral behavior and development: Advances in theory, research, and application (pp. 153–182). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Gewirtz, J. L., & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1990). Social-conditioning theory applied to metaphors like “attachment”: The conditioning of infant separation protests by mothers. Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis, 13, 87–103.