behavior

Financial Trading for Behavioral Scientists

January 8, 2019 bsci21 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC For behavioral scientists interested in trading stocks, commodities, Forex, cryptocurrency, and the like, you are in luck. Trading, particularly “technical” trading, is all based on time-series data, the […]

Rewarding Employee Performance: A Discussion with Dr. Nic Weatherly

July 8, 2018 bsci21 0

Angela Cathey, M.A. & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates For employers in every industry employee performance is a key concern. If your employees are unmotivated, […]

Considering Reinforcement from a Different Angle

January 2, 2017 bsci21 3

By Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Sometimes I wonder if it’s just me . . . Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you work with a parent, caregiver, teacher, or […]

Education and Behavior: An Interview with Pairin CEO Michael Simpson

September 12, 2016 bsci21 2

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 […]

The One Phrase That Can Make Parenting Easier

February 21, 2016 bsci21 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer, and your “Behavior BFF” A parent writes: “Dear Behavior BFF, I try to stay positive and build my child up. But instead, I find myself yelling and […]

Behavioral Momentum, Positive Reinforcement and Early School Experiences

February 18, 2016 bsci21 2

By Richard McManus Guest Author, Fluency Factory I have been strongly influenced by several behavioral scientists over the years; Murray Sidman, Ogden Lindsley and Tony Nevin, along with my personal guru, Eric Haughton. These researchers […]

5 Behavior Tips When Flying With Kids!

October 20, 2015 bsci21 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer, and your “Behavior BFF” With the holidays coming up, we have two flights planned with our son who is a toddler. He doesn’t ever sit still- how […]

When your staff act like babies at work…

September 6, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org We act like babies at work. That is the conclusion of a recent CareerBuilder survey of 5,000+ managers and staff in the U.S. Among the top […]

A Challenge to Behavior Analysts for the New School Year

September 5, 2015 bsci21 0

By Clelia Sigaud, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer As a Special Education teacher to students with Autism, I was fortunate to attend a training session over the summer on the use of the Picture Exchange Communication […]

This simple game reduces disruptive classroom behavior significantly.

August 1, 2015 bsci21 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21 Donaldson, et al. published a study in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis evaluating the effects of The Good Behavior Game (GBG) on the reduction of disruptive […]