The role of the fish forebrain in learning: A review. Invited paper in the "long symposium" Conditioning in Lower Animals at the International Congress of Psychology, Tokyo, August, 1972.
Expectancies in the transfer-of-control of responses: Motivations or cues. Invited paper presented at Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, May 1976.
The bridge between experimental psychological and neuro-ethology. Invited paper presented at the Neuro-ethology Conference-Workshop, Society for Neuroscience Sixth Annual Meeting, Toronto, November 6-7, 1976.
Punishment, avoidance behavior, and theories of instrumental learning. A series of six hours of lectures to the NATO Advanced Study Institute in Animal Learning, Reisensburg, Germany, December 1976.
The telencephalon of the teleost fish is not a shock-absorber: Its role in learning. Invited paper at Teleost CNS Conference-Workshop, Society for Neuroscience, Seventh Annual Meeting, Anaheim, November 6-7, 1977.
Environmental contingencies as sources of stress in animals. Invited presentation at NATO Symposium on Coping and Health, Bellagio, Italy, March 1979.
The post-asymptotic decrement phenomenon. Invited presentation at Nencki Conference on the Central Mechanisms of Instrumental Conditioning, Jablona, Poland, May 1979.
Teleost telencephalon and learning. Invited presentation at Society for Experimental Biology, Belfast, No. Ireland, July 1979.
Seven factors in learning and performance. One day workshop for Interpersonal Growth Systems (Integro International), Minneapolis, July 1980.
Mechanisms of punishment, avoidance and psychosomatics. An invited series of lectures at the University of Belgrade and at the International Laboratory of Brain Research, Kotor, Yugoslavia, September 1980.
A transfer of control assessment of Solomon's opponent-process model. Invited paper presented at Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 1983.
Proactive effects of shocks upon later emotional responsivity and the implications for theories of learned helplessness. Invited paper presented at the Second International Conference on Affect and Emotion, Nags Head, North Carolina, June 1984.
Reconsideration of the causal factors in the animal model of learned helplessness. Invited plenary address to 27th Tagung Experimental Arbeitender Psychologen, Wuppertal, Germany, April, 1985.
Psychological determinants of when stressors stress. Invited paper presented at the International Conference on Neural Control of Bodily Function: New Concepts of Regulation of Autonomic, Neuroendocrine, and Immune Systems, Bielefeld, Germany, October, 1985.
Learned helplessness: Glimpses of the past, present, and future -- and feeling helpless. Symposium paper presented at Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, May, 1986.
Historical perspectives on aversively motivated behavior. Invited presentation to International Conference on Aversively Motivated Behavior, Umeaa, Sweden, June, 1987.
Uninomics and Learning Theory. Invited symposium paper presented at American Psychological Association, New York, August, 1987.
The study of aversively motivated behavior: Why and how. Invited presentation to NIMH-NIDA Methods in Neuroscience Workshop, Rockville, MD, December, 1987.
Expectations: From the animal laboratory to the clinic. Presidential Address to the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, April, 1988.
Interfacing the animal laboratory and the clinic. Invited presentation to Minnesota Psychological Association, Minneapolis, May, 1988.
On the specificity of associations and its relevance for both teaching and modeling. Invited symposium presentation to XXIV International Congress of Psychology, Sydney, August, 1988.
United we stand; divided we falter. Invited symposium presentation to American Psychological Association, New Orleans, August, 1989.
When do stressors stress. Invited presentation to the Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, Goettingen, Germany, September, 1990.
Expectations: From laboratory to clinic. Invited Gantt Memorial Lecture to Pavlovian Society of America, Philadelphia, September, 1990.
Animal models and their use in psychological research. International Conference on Research Methods, Bergen , Norway , September, 1990.
Some gut feelings about stress. Presidential Address to Division of Physiological and Comparative Psychology (6) of American Psychological Association, Annual Convention, San Francisco, August, 1991.
Psychological context of past stress experiences modulates later vulnerability to gastric ulcers. Minnesota Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, February, 1992.
Modulation of vulnerability to stress ulcers. Invited presentation to North Texas Society of Animal Learning and Behavior, Arlington, TX, April, 1992.
On the generality of a principle of learning. Invited symposium presentation at XXV International Congress of Psychology co-sponsored by the International Society of Comparative Psychology, Brussels, August 1992.
Stress modulation of disease. Invited symposium at the XXV International Congress of Psychology, Brussels, August, 1992. International Journal of Psychology, 27 (3/4), 180.
Some reflections on learned helplessness and stress research. Invited address to the Japanese Psychonomic Society, Tokyo, Japan, April, 1993.
New principle of reinforcement and its application. Invited address to the Western Japan Psychological Association, Uegahara, Japan, May, 1993.
Expectations about expectancies. Presidential Address to Division 3, American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, August, 1993.
What we can expect from the laboratory. Distinguished Scholar Lecture, Minnesota Psychological Association, St. Paul, November, 1993.
New is old, old is new; it is all relative. Invited symposium presentation at the Pavlovian Society, Morristown, NJ, October, 1993. Integrative Physiological & Behavioral Science, 1994, 29, 96.
Can animal learning still inform the practicing psychologist? Invited lecture at Veterans' Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, April, 1994.
Systematic analysis of effects of stress pre-, mid-, and post-ulcer induction. Invited lecture to the Research Center for Psychobiology and Psychosomatics and to the University of Trier, Trier, Germany, May, 1995.
A reappraisal of learned helplessness theory. Invited lecture to Departments of Psychology and Medical Psychology at University of Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, May, 1995.
The fundamental role of animal models for understanding human dysfunction. Invited lecture at Asian-Pacific Regional Conference, Guangzhou, China, August 1995.
Forebrain lesions and learning in fish. Invited lecture in Univeridad de Seville Ciclo de Conferences, Seville, Spain, September, 1995.
Specific reward expectations as cues for behavior. Invited Keynote Address VII Congreso de la Sociedad Espanola de Psicologia Comparada, Bilbao, Spain, September, 1995.
From the laboratory to the clinic. Invited lecture to the 15th Annual Regional Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Winnipeg, Canada, April 1996.
Lessons from studies with animals and their implications for human psychobiological health. Invited Convened symposium at International Congress of Psychology, Montreal, August, 1996. International Journal of Psychology, 31 (3/4), 4-5.
Learned helplessness: State or stasis of the art. Invited State of the Art Lecture at XXVI International Congress of Psychology, Montreal , Canada, August, 1996. International Journal of Psychology, 31 (3/4) , 452.
Stress and gastric ulcers: A psychological analysis. Invited lecture to Departments of Medical Psychology and of Gastroenterology, University of Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf Germany, September, 1996.
Mediation in psychological theories of learning: Implications from laboratory to clinic. Invited series of lectures University of Seville, Seville, Spain, March, 1997.
Does stress play a role in gastric ulcer disease? Invited presentation to the 69th Midwestern Psychological Association meeting, Chicago, IL, May, 1997.
Musing about memory and being of two minds. Presidential address to 101st Annual Meeting of Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Society, Minnesota Chapter, Minneapolis, May, 1997.
Biological Integration: Psychoneuroimmunology-The final hurdle. Invited symposium presentation to the Pavlovian Society, Baltimore, MD, September, 1997. Integrative Physiological & Behavioral Science, 1998, 33, 94.
Community settings as "laboratory" for research on basic learning processes. Invited address to Minnesota Psychological Association special conference "Bridging the Gap", St. Paul, MN, October, 1997
The Executive Monkey revisited: Artifacts, facts, and factors. Invited presentation to Pavlovian Society, Duesseldorf, Germany, October, 1998. Integrative Physiological & Behavioral Science, 1999, 34, 116.
Evidence for conditioning effects on gastric ulcer development in animals. Invited lecture presentation to Pavlovian Society, Duesseldorf, Germany , October, 1998. Integrative Physiological & Behavioral Science, 1999, 34, 115.
Behavioral analyses of memory and potential therapeutic applications in Korsakoff's disease. Invited presentation to NIDA Training Program Minnesota Medications Development Center, Minneapolis, January, 1999.
Does cytokine activation affect working memory? Invited presentation to Institute for Brain and Immune Disorders, Minnesota Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, March, 1999.
New animal model of memory and its application to human clients. Sigma Xi National Lecture to San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, March, 1999.
New animal model of memory and its application to human clients. Sigma Xi National Lecture to Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, April, 1999.
Psychological research with animals advances human welfare. Keynote address to the African Psychology Congress, Durban, South Africa, July, 1999.
Being of two minds. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Regions Hospital, St. Paul, October, 1999
Sigma Xi National Lecture to Western Maryland College, Westminster, MD, November, 1999
Expectations: From the animal laboratory to the clinic.
13th Annual Quad-L Lecture University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM, January, 2000.
Advancing human welfare through animal research on memory. Sigma Xi National Lecture to University of Montana , Bozeman, MT, February, 2000.
Thinking about memory and being of two minds. Sigma Xi National Lecture to University of Wisconsin at Green Bay Green Bay, WI, February, 2000.
Research with animal models contributes to solving human problems. Sigma Xi National Lecture to University of Tennessee, Martin, TN, April, 2000.
Animal models of human psychological dysfunction. An invited series of lectures to the University of Seville, Seville, Spain, May, 2000.
What animal models can tell us about designing psychobiological interventions studies with humans. Symposium presentation, 23rd European Conference on Psychosomatic Research, Oslo, Norway, June, 2000. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2000, 48, 219.
Contemporary Research on Learned Helplessness and Learned Irrelevance in Humans and Animals: National Trends. Invited Convened Symposium at XXVII International Congress of Psychology. International Journal of Psychology, 35 (3/4), 373.
The re-psychosomatization of peptic ulcer disorders. Invited lecture (co-author with R. Murison & A M Milde) presented to Annual Meeting of the Pavlovian Society, Annapolis, MD, October, 2000.
Thinking about memory and being of two minds. Sigma Xi National Lecture to Mayo Institute, Rochester, MN, January, 2001.
From the laboratory to the clinic: A modern parable. Conferencista Magisterial at the XI Congreso Mexicano de Psicologia, Mexico City, February, 2001. Revista Mexicana de Psicologia, 2001, 18, 2.
Thinking about memory and being of two minds. Sigma Xi National Lecture to Senior Science Society at University of Wisconsin at Fox Valley and Continuing Education Center, Appleton, WI, February, 2001.
Countering the biologization of a psychosomatic disorder. Invited presentation to Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, May 2001
Does psychology play a role in gastric ulcer? Mind & Emotion Sesquicentennial Conference, University of M innesota, Minneapolis, MN, May, 2001.
Expectancies of reward: Some experiments on functions, context, and mechanisms. Departments of Neuroscience and Sciences of Health and of Basic Psychology, University of Almeria, Almeria, Spain, April, 2002.
Primitive processes are 'fundamental', not irrelevant. Invited keynote address to the Spanish Society of Experimental Psychology, Orviedo, Spain, April, 2002.
Choosing, naming, and remembering: Primitive associative processes are fundamental. Presidential address to Society of General Psychology, Toronto, Canada, August, 2003.
External events are internalized in the gut. Invited symposium presentation to International Congress of Ulcer Research, Cavtat, Croatia, September, 2003.
Science: Chicken or Egg. Invited address to Minnesota Psychological Association, Bloomington, Minnesota, May, 2004.
Trauma and resulting effects are modulated by psychological factors. Invited lecture at the international symposium Somatisation, Sensitization, and Psychosomatic Medicine in honor of Dr. Med. Holger Ursin sponsored by the Department of Biological and Medical Psychology of the University of Bergen (Norway), June 2-4, 2004
Sensitization and conditioning as contributors to gastro-intestinal vulnerability. Invited lecture at the Pavlov Centenary Symposium "Integrative Physiology and Behavior" sponsored by the Pavlov Institute of Physiology and the Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia) to celebrate the 100 th Anniversary of Pavlov's Nobel Prize, June 19-22, 2004.
Extending the history of animal laboratory contributions to the clinic. The Board of Scientific Affairs' Annual Neal E. Miller Lecture (invited) to the American Psychological Association Convention, Honolulu, July, 2004.
Differential outcomes in Creating new behaviors-variability, reinforcement and behavioral emergents. Invited symposium presentation to the American Psychological Association Convention, Honolulu, July, 2004.
Learning in a world of scholars in International research collaborations. Invited symposium presentation to International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, August 9, 2004.
Science education in psychology and quality assurance. Invited presentation in Capacity Building for National Associations of Psychologists Workshop at Beijing Language University, August 13-15, 2004.
Simple associations as primary determiners of choice behavior in animals and humans. Special invited lecture at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Iztacala, February 23, 2005. Also a series of workshops on 'Learning & Memory' February 21-25, 2005, as Visiting Professor.
Gastric ulcers: Psychosomatic or not, and why you should care. !6 th Annual Texas Psi Chi Convention, Texas Christian University , February 5, 2005.
Can animal laboratory research help to help Korsakoff patients with their memory problems. Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, April 26, 2005.
Research underpinning of practice: Chicken or egg? Invited Keynote address at the 9 th European Congress of Psychology, Granada, Spain, July, 2005.
On differnt forms of policy statements. Invited presentation to the Symposium "Policy implications of applied psychology" at the 9 th European Congress of Psychology, Granada, Spain, July 2005.
The basic science of applied psychology. Keynote address to the Asian Applied Psychology International Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, November 14, 2005.
From the laboratory to the clinic: Animal models as key tools. Invited presentation to Scandinavian Laboratory Animal Science meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 7, 2006.
So you want to see your name in print. Invited presentation at Institutt for
Samfunnspsykologi conference "Fra ide til produkt: En dag med fokus paa
formidling", Bergen, Norway, June 9, 2006.
Animal model foundations for therapy development. Invited presentation at Institutt for Biologisk og Medisinisk Psykologii, Bergen, Norway, June 12, 2006.
Psychosomatics: The Cartesian Conundrum. Invited keynote address at International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece, July, 2006.
On influencing policy. Invited presentation at 5th World Forum of the International Psychological Associations. International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece, July, 2006.
Globalization, hegemony, and indigenization. Invited presentation at Roundtable Discussion "Toward the globalization of psychology", International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece, July, 2006.
Clinical Practice and Lessons Learned from the Animal Laboratory. Invited keynote address at 30th Anniversary Turkish Psychological Association Congress, Ankara, Turkey, September 6, 2006.
Science, applications, regulation, and organizations. Invited keynote address 80th Anniversary Japanese Psychological Society meeting, Tokyo, Japan, October 1, 2006.
Ulcers: Are they Nobel-er in the gut or the mind. Invited annual John P. Zubek Memorial Lecture in Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MT, Canada, October 13, 2006.
Psychological science matters for applied psychology. Invited address at Defense Institute of Psychological Research, Delhi, India, December 8, 2007
Study of basic associative processes contributes to our understanding in cognitive science. Invited keynote address at International Conference on Cognitive Science, Allahabad, India, December 10 ,2007
Wise clinical practice recognizes roots in basic sciences. Invited keynote address at XVI National Academy of Psychology Annual Conference, Mumbai, India, December 14, 2007.
Specialized versus general education in psychology: Their benefits and costs. Invited address at Conference on Integrated Education in Psychology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Japan, February, 2007.
Stress induced gastro-intestinal vulnerability: Modulation by psychological variables. Invited keynote address at the 2nd Middle East North African Regional Conference of Psychology, Amman, Jordan, April, 2007.
Lessons Learned from the Animal Laboratory Contribute to Clinical Practice. Invited keynote address at the XXXI Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Mexico City, Mexico, July, 2007.
How basic animal research strengthens the science and practice of psychology. Conferencia Inaugural Plenaria at XI Reunion Associacion Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento. Mendoza, Argentina, September 6, 2007.
Basic and applied psychology contribute to a harmonious society. Invited keynote address to the 11th National Conferenece of the Chinese psychological Society, Haifeng, China, November 8, 2007.
Common challenges in our discipline. Invited symposium presentation to the 11th National Conferenece of the Chinese psychological Society, Haifeng, China, November 10, 2007.
