James S. MacDonall, Ph.D. - Fordham University Psychology Department

James S. MacDonall, ph.D.
Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology Dealy 338 441 East Fordham Road Bronx, NY 10458-9993 Phone: 718-817-3880; Fax: 718-817-3785 Email: jmacdonall@fordham.edu	Office Hours: Tuesday 9am-11am; Wednesday 9am-10am; Friday 10am-11am and by appointment Curriculum Vitae

Education	Top
1970 BA, Psychology major, Oglethorpe University 1973 MA in Psychology, Boston University 1976 PhD in Experimental Psychology, Boston University

Major Research Interests	Top
Mathematical models of behavior - modeling choice in animals Stimulus influences on behavior - errorless learning of complex discriminations in animals Stimulus influences on behavior - forming relational concepts in animals Stimulus influences on behavior - animal cognition

Projects	Top
Modeling choice in interventions for behavior disorders (PI) Using Errorless Methods to Produce Stimulus Equivalence in Pigeons (PI)

Courses	Top
PSYC 2200 - Learning PSYC 3901 - Applied Behavior Analysis Lab in Behavior Analysis PSYC 4600 - Contemporary Behaviorism

Further Professional Expertise/Experience/Tasks	Top
Board of Directors, Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior Member, American Psychological Association Member, Association for Behavior Analysis Member, Eastern Psychological Association Member, Psychonomic Society Member, Sigma Xi

Selected Publications

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A complete listing of all of Dr. MacDonall's published works may be obtained by visiting DigitalResearch@fordham.edu.

MacDonall, J. S. (2009). The Stay/Switch Model of Concurrent Choice. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 91, 21-39.
MacDonall, J. S. (2008). The stay/switch model describes choice among magnitudes of reinforcers. Behavioural Processes, 78, 173-184.
MacDonall, J. S. (2006). Some effects of overall rate of earning reinforcers on run lengths and visit durations. Behavioural Processes, 73, 13-21.
MacDonall, J. S., Goodell, J. Juliano, A. (2006). Momentary maximizing and optimal foraging theories of performances on concurrent VR schedules. Behavioural Processes, 72, 283-299.
MacDonall, J. S. (2005) Earning and obtaining reinforcers under concurrent interval scheduling. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 84, 167- 183.
MacDonall, J. S. (2003). Reinforcing staying and switching while using a changeover delay. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 79, 219-232.
MacDonall, J. S. (2000). Synthesizing concurrent interval performances. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 74, 189-206.
MacDonall, J. S. (1999). A local model of concurrent performance. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 71, 57-74.
MacDonall, J. S. (1998). Run length, visit duration, and reinforcers per visit. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 69, 273-293.
Haracz, J. L., MacDonall, J. S., & Sircar, R. (1997). Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on cocaine sensitization. Brain Research, 746, 183-189.
Haracz, J., S. Belanger, J. S. MacDonall, and R. Sircar (1995). Antagonists of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor partially prevent the development of cocaine sensitization. Life Science, 57, 2347-2357.
Hernandez, N. E., J. S. MacDonall, C. T. Steir, Jr., A. Belmonte, R. Fernandez, and S. E. Karpiak (1994). GM1 ganglioside treatment of spontaneously hypertensive stroke prone rats. Experimental Neurology, 126, 95-100.
Ortiz, A., MacDonall, J.S., Wakade, M., & Karpiak, S.E. (1990). GM1 ganglioside reduces behavioral dysfunction following cortical focal ischemia. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior.
MacDonall, J.S. (1988). Concurrent variable ratio schedules: Implications for the generalized matching law. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 50, 75-86.
Marcucella, H., Munro, I. & MacDonall, J.S. (1984). Patterns of ethanol consumption as a function of schedule of ethanol access. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 230, 658-664.
MacDonall, J.S. & Marcucella, H. (1979). Increasing the rate of ethanol consumption in food- and water-satiated rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry & Behavior, 10, 211-216.
MacDonall, J.S. & Marcucella, H. (1978). Stimulus similarity and positive induction. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 12, 43-46.
Marcucella, H., MacDonall, J.S., Munro, I., & Mosley, V. (1977). Presignalled behavior as a predictor of signaled DRL performance. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 10, 335-338.
Marcucella, H. & MacDonall, J.S. (1977). A molecular analysis of multiple schedule interactions: Negative contrast. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 28, 71-82.
MacDonall, J.S. & Marcucella, H. (1976). Cross-modal transfer of stimulus control in the albino rat: A stimulus delay procedure. Animal Learning and Behavior, 4, 341-346.

Selected Presentations

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UNDERGRADUATE SPONSORED PRESENTATIONS

McMahon, J. & MacDonall, J. S. (2008). Choice among topographically different responses. Annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association.
Gons, S. & MacDonall, J. S. (2008). Magnitudes of Reinforcers and the Stay/Switch model. Annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association.
Asumma, D. & MacDonall. J. S. (2007). Varying Reinforcement For Switching Changes Preference. Annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association.
Affrunti, N. & MacDonall, J. S. (2007). Concurrent Schedules: Is Responding At One Alternative Independent Of Reinforcers Arranged At The Other Alternative? Annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association.
MacDonall, J. S. & Goodell, J. (2004). Can novel methods of arranging reinforcer allocation produce biases in descriptions by the generalized matching law? Annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, April 2004.
MacDonall, J. S. & Juliano, A. (2004). Can the Generalized Matching law describe results when rates of earning reinforcers at the alternatives vary independently of reinforcer allocation? Annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, April 2004.