By Emily Mandel, M.S., BCBA, LABA bSci21 Contributing Writer If you are anything like me, you enjoy a good book with an emotional ending. However, as I pursued my education and career in Behavior Analysis, I began to read books in…
By Emily Mandel, M.S., BCBA, LABA bSci21 Contributing Writer The following are six excellent videos that demonstrate various behavioral principles, from reinforcement to counterconditioning. So the next time you are teaching a class or giving a training, keep these in mind…
By Bethany Lynch, M.Sc. Guest Author Social media is addictive, there is no doubt about that. In 2016 it was reported that the average person spends 1 hour and 49 minutes per DAY browsing social network sites. The usual suspects are the…
By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer As we face the final days before American voters cast ballots in this presidential election, the political tension increases and we see an up-tick in behavior between even close friends that can…
By Brett DiNovi, CEO, DiNovi & Associates As the election grows closer, it is important for us to understand the behavior of the potential leader of the free world. This article is not an endorsement of either candidate, but simply…
By Matt Cicoria, M.S., BCBA Host, The Behavioral Observations Podcast In Session 11 of The Behavioral Observations Podcast, I chat with a my good friend Dr. Erin Rasmussen from Idaho State University about her upcoming grant funded study on food…
By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer I recently found myself at Village Capital’s Education US 2016 Launch. If you have no idea what that is, you’re not alone; neither did I. About a month earlier, I had found this…
By Paul Gavoni, Ed.D Guest Author In 2006, the New York Times article What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage went viral as one of the top emailed articles of the year. The article, a humorous piece that clearly…
By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer It was Sunday, midday; the sun was at its apex, perched commandingly at the top of a clear sky, beaming down through the glass doors of my condo and into the living…
By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer I cried on my way to work this morning. It wasn’t because I am in the midst of a dissertation proposal, which I am, or because my father is sick, which he…