November 2015 – Behavioral Science in the 21st Century

The 10 Best Pop-Culture Video Clips Demonstrating Behavioral Principles

November 30, 2015 bsci21 1

By Emaley McColloch, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Have you ever come across an example of a behavior-change principle while watching one of your favorite movies or TV shows? Hollywood doesn’t often get it right, but […]

How to Take Family Conversations from Painful to Pleasant

November 24, 2015 bsci21 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer, and your “Behavior BFF” A parent writes: “My son likes to talk about the Octonauts (Cartoon). If I hear one more thing about Kwazii the cat, I […]

10 Excruciatingly Painful Steps to a Better Life

November 22, 2015 bsci21 0

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer Back in September, I wrote about integrity, what it is, why it contributes to your experience of self, and how to restore your integrity when it goes out. […]

One way to teach self control with ABA.

November 19, 2015 bsci21 4

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Self control is something many applied behavior analysts target in their behavior plans as it is a skill that, if learned, can help remove barriers to […]

JEAB: Contingent Shock Increases Response Rate

November 17, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The presentation of shock contingent on a response should decrease responding, right? Not necessarily. A study by Everly and Perone in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of […]

When behavior persists during extinction…

November 15, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Intermittent schedules of reinforcement make behavior more resistant to extinction, right? Maybe not. According to a study published by MacDonald, Ahearn, Parry-Cruwys, Bancroft, and Dube in […]