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Business/OBM

Macrocontingencies Shifting with Online Shopping

December 10, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org We are changing how we shop. Data indicates that online grocery shopping topped $8 Billion in November 2020.  That includes over 60 million households, with a repeat shopping rate of over […]

Society

BCBA Burnout is a Public Health Concern

December 9, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org Plantiveau, Dounavi, and Virues-Orega (2018) published a study in the European Journal of Behavior Analysis in which they used “job satisfaction and burnout measures to characterize a potential public health concern […]

ABA Practice

Bait and Switch Hiring Practices in the ABA Industry

December 8, 2020 bsci21 3

Dr. Todd A. Ward bSci21.org Here’s the scenario: You interview for a company and it goes really well.  They hear your passions and tell you how you are a perfect fit for their company.  You […]

Society

Netflix’s Queen’s Gambit a Motivating Operation for Chess

December 7, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd Ward In behavioral science, we have a concept known as a motivating operation.  It is something that increases the incentive value of something else, and makes it more likely that we will seek […]

Society

Our Behavior is Sabotaging Us

December 4, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org We know from research in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, that experiential avoidance, or avoiding thinking about unpleasant things, is a source of many psychological problems.  It can also be a source […]

Business/OBM

How to Teach your Employees to Receive Feedback

December 2, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org Those of us who keep up with the business world have heard endless discussions about how best to provide feedback to your employees as a manager.  But less discussed is how […]

Society

Autistic Girls Undiagnosed due to Camouflaging Behavior

November 30, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd A. Ward bSci21.org A new study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and discussed in The Guardian, found that autistic camouflaging artificially reduces diagnosis rates in girls as compared to […]

Society

Why changing our behavior is hard during COVID-19.

November 29, 2020 bsci21 2

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org The spread of COVID-19 rests squarely on our own behavior of distancing, masks wearing, and hand sanitizing.  But we don’t do it as well as we should.  Why? NPR recently put […]

Ivory Tower

Teleporting our Behavior to Mars

November 28, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd A. Ward bSci21.org Teleportation is now a thing…but with our behavior rather than our bodies.  And researchers believe this technology could eventually allow humans to teleport their behavior onto robots colonizing Mars. A […]

Society

Teaching Robots with Positive Reinforcement at Johns Hopkins University

November 20, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd A. Ward bSci21.org Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are successfully using positive reinforcement procedures to help robots learn.  Reinforcers in the form of points are given to the robots upon the successful completion […]

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Business/OBM

ABA Entrepreneurs: Keep Moving Forward

March 6, 2019 0

Todd A Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Jobs are crucial to the survival of behavior analysis.  Without jobs, no one would be able to support themselves, or […]

Lifestyle

Relocating With An Autism Family

August 19, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA Founding Editor, bSci21.org Moving is always stressful.  Take it from me, I know. I’ve moved across the country and back and lived in four different cities.  Make that […]

ABA Practice

The Story of Applied Behavior Analysis and Land Mine Detection

May 3, 2015 5

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Brent Jones has an article in The Behavior Analyst chronicling his experiences working with the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD).  GICHD is a nonprofit organization […]

Society

Drones and Behavior Analysis: From Pizza Delivery to Autonomy

June 6, 2013 2

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 — […]

Lifestyle

Strategies to get your kids to school on time.

March 16, 2018 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, I have the hardest time getting my kids to school on time in the mornings. The whole morning will go pretty okay until it’s […]

ABA Practice

Tips for Behavior Analysts in Public Policy

August 31, 2017 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Matt McAlear, M.A., BCBA Executive Dir of CalABA & Co-Owner of Kids Overcoming Dawn Mackey & Jamie Pagliaro Rethink Dawn Mackey of Rethink recently hosted a webinar with […]

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