accident

When police accidentally fire their weapon.

October 24, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC A recent study by John O’Neill in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management examined the factors that contribute to the Unintentional Discharge (UD) of firearms by law enforcement officers. […]

ABA Practice

Are Functional Analyses in Schools Effective?

July 13, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Public schools are one of the most common places of employment for behavior analysts. However, conducting behavioral assessments in such environments can sometimes be challenging, let […]

Lifestyle

Teaching Gambling with Behavioral Skills Training

May 10, 2017 0

Alden Gartrell Guest Author Research has shown that a high percentage of the American population gambles recreationally. It should come as no surprise, then, that many of these recreational gamblers are at risk for losing […]

Ivory Tower

A Behavioral Look at Superstition

October 16, 2017 0

By Melissa Druskis, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Black cats, the number 13, finding a four-leaf clover, or walking under a ladder are all arbitrary events that can signify either good or bad luck for […]

Society

Halloween in the 1900s: How Applied Behavior Analysis shaped the future of Trick-or-Treating

October 29, 2015 3

By Emaley McCulloch, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer On a typical October 31st, dozens of children may ring your door bell, yell “trick-or-treat” and then hold out their bag for candy. Have you ever thought […]

Ivory Tower

Dream Research in Applied Behavior Analysis

January 30, 2015 3

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Lucid dreaming — we’ve all done it at some point in our lives. That’s the type of dreaming in which you realize you are dreaming inside […]

ABA Practice

5 Common Logical Fallacies and Why You Need to be Aware of Them

January 15, 2018 1

By Melissa Druskis, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer If we are to engage in the science of behavior analysis, we are bound to use the scientific method. Yet as human beings, we often fall into […]