June 2013

June 10, 2013

Facebook Leads to Divorce

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The University of Missouri recently reported on the results of a new study that suggests a link between Facebook use and divorce. The study, headed by Russell Clayton, a doctoral student…

June 6, 2013

Drones and Behavior Analysis: From Pizza Delivery to Autonomy

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Fox News, among several other news outlets, recently reported on ongoing research by Domino’s pizza to deliver your food to your doorstep via drone technology — specifically an “octocopter” like the…

June 4, 2013

How wordless storybooks benefit your child

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The University of Waterloo recently reported the results of a study that suggests reading wordless storybooks to toddlers may enrich their language development more than books with words. They noted that…

June 2, 2013

Skinner’s Rorshach Test

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Behavior analysts don’t use projective tests…or do they? The BBC published an article titled “What’s behind the Rorschach inkblot test?” As quoted from the article “The Rorschach is what psychologists call a…