Challenges in Concluding a Research Program: Some Reflections on Reviewer Comments Regarding “CyberRat, IBSA, and a ‘Turing Test’ Trilogy”

Invited reviewer comments by Iverson (2011/2012), by Lewon, Munoz Blanco, and Hayes (2011/2012), and by Phelps (2011/2012) are reflected upon within the context of my own perceptions of selective strengths and weaknesses of myCyberRat/Turing-Testmonograph (Ray, 2011/2012). Especially noted in my response is the persistent challenge of translating Kantor's (1958) interbehavioral views into actual research methods, my own and many others' contributions to that effort, and the importance of incorporating field/setting conditions into our scientific analyses. While I do not anticipate conducting further programmatic research on such topics, the paucity of current interest in the very important temporal dimensions of such field/setting variables remain nonetheless inviting for further elaboration.