baron and galizio

Positive vs. Negative Reinforcement is Useless!

October 7, 2015 bsci21 8

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The distinction between positive and negative reinforcement is useless! That was the conclusion published by Baron and Galizio in The Behavior Analyst. Though Jack Michael was the first […]

ABA Practice

Abduction Prevention in Children with Autism

January 24, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org A recent study by Bergstrom, Najdowski, and Tarbox (2014) in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis successfully taught children with autism how to respond to strangers’ […]

Lifestyle

“I” is just a bit of verbal behavior.

March 4, 2016 2

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer …and what’s funny is that I am writing an article about rule governed behavior and psychological flexibility, will eventually challenge you to break some of your rules, and […]

Ivory Tower

Extinction: It’s as Simple as Withholding the Functional Reinforcer . . . Or, Is It?

February 3, 2018 4

Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again. – B. F. Skinner Extinction is the process of withholding a functional reinforcer of a target […]

ABA Practice

Understanding Behavior Functionally

July 28, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, M.A. & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates A functional approach to understanding behavior is often difficult for non-behavior analysts to grasp. Tracking functional […]

Society

Drunk Shopping – Impulse Control in the Internet Age

April 3, 2019 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC People are impulsive, and impulse control is a popular research topic among behavior analysts. In a previous article, we discussed a special issue of the Journal of […]

ABA Practice

Making the most out of a school-based Functional Behavior Assessment

December 11, 2017 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Sometimes Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) are conducted in schools simply to fulfill requirements set forth by the Individuals with Disabilities […]