A sketch of the implicit relational assessment procedure (irap) and the relational elaboration and coherence (rec) model
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2010-07-01Author
Barnes-Holmes, Dermot
Barnes-Holmes, Yvonne
Stewart, Ian
Boles, Shawn
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Barnes-Holmes, Dermot; Barnes-Holmes, Yvonne; Stewart, Ian; Boles, Shawn (2010). A sketch of the implicit relational assessment procedure (irap) and the relational elaboration and coherence (rec) model. The Psychological Record 60 (3), 527-541
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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.