Rank
Office Phone
Office Location
Assistant Professor
912-344-2927
227 Science Center
Education
Areas of Interest
2000, Licensure in Psychology, Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, Caracas, Venezuela
2005, M.S. in Psychology, Behavior Analysis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
2008, Ph.D. in Psychology, Behavior Analysis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
Behavior Analysis, Operant Conditioning in Siamese Fighting Fish, Temporal Control, Neuroscience, Behavioral Pharmacology
PSYC 3400: Introduction to Learning
PSYC 3090: Physiological Psychology
Sample conceptual papers by title and authors (Spring 2009):
Neurotheology: Neuroscience of the Soul by Paul Cooke
Multiple Sclerosis and Personality: How Changes in the Brain Affect Quality of Life by Cheri Rivera
Olfaction: Possible Connection to Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Disorders by Melissa Trundle
PSYC 4080: Learning and Behavior
E-Reserves , Laboratories and Research
Sample oral presentation of research project by title and author (Spring 2009):
Effects of Kava (Piper methysticum) on the Aggressive Behaviors of Betta Splendens by Jenna Eagle
Publications
Anderson, K. G., & Elcoro, M. (2007). Response acquisition with delayed reinforcement in Lewis and Fischer 344 rats. Behavioural Processes, 74, 311-318.pdf
Elcoro, M., da Silva, S. P., & Lattal, K. A. (2008).Visual reinforcement in the female Betta splendens. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 90, 53-60.pdf
Elcoro, M. (2008). Including physiological data in a science of behavior: A critical analysis. Brazilian Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, 10, 253-261. pdf
Elcoro, M. & Lattal, K. A. Effects of delay to reinforcement on temporal control. Manuscript in preparation.
Elcoro, M. & Lattal, K. A. Effects of the temporal
location of response-indepedent food on temporal control developed
in a peak-interval procedure. Manuscript in prepparation.
Other Unpublished Work
Thesis: Resistance of Temporally Controled Behavior to Change
Dissertation: Delayed Disruption of Temporally Controlled Behavior
Collaborators
Links of Interest
Kennon A. Lattal, Ph.D., West Virginia University
Stephanie Da Silva, Ph.D., Columbus State University
Chata A. Dickson, MA, BCBA, New England Center for Children
Cristina Vargas-Irwin, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Fundacion Universitaria Konrad Lorenz
Association for Behavior Analysis , Society for Quantitative Analysis of Behavior
Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis , The Leakey Foundation
Undergraduate
Research Projects
Carolinas Psychology Conference: In 2009 the following undergraduate research projects were presented (by authors): Melissa Ballard on Activity Anorexia, Stefanie Hunt on Temporal Control, Shrinidhi Subramaniam on a model to study Craving in Substance Abuse, and Cameron Swany on resistance to Change with Fixed-Interval Schedules.
All of these presentations at CPC 2009 resulted from research projects that students prepared for the course Learning and Behavior (PSYC 4080). All of these students conducted follow-up experiments based on their PSYC 4080 projects.
National Science Foundation, Science and Technology Expansion Program at AASU, Summer 2009, the following presentations were conducted by: Jenna Eagle (Senior, Psychology Major) and Shelby Parsons (Frehman, Information Technology Major)
A five-week program funded one incoming freshman (Shelby, Summer 2009) and a senior undergrdauate student (Jenna) to conduct research under my supervision. During those five weeks these students had three general scientific experiences: laboratory, analytical, and writing. The laboratory experience entailed performing tasks in the animal psychology laboratory such as maintenance of equipment and animals. In conducting these tasks the students learned about the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and the AASU Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC). The analytical experience lies in the preparation of experimental procedures using computer software, data analysis, and the examination of some of the relevant theoretical frameworks. The writing experience provided the students with the opportunity to organize the data obtained in some of the formats used for dissemination of scientific knowledge: poster and power-point slides for conference presentation.