cognitive

Behavioral Science and Art: The Defusing Effects of EDM

June 8, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D & Angela Cathey, M.A. Ignite STEAM Labs & bSci21Media, LLC The effects of our verbal symbolic behavior are pervasive. Our ability, as humans, to relate one thing to another verbal […]

ABA Practice

Traditional vs. Embedded Discrete-Trial Teaching: Which is more effective?

October 4, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Kaneen Geiger and team published a study in Behavior Analysis in Practice evaluating two types of Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT). DTT is a popular teaching method used by […]

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ABA is not a prescription for Autism.

January 19, 2016 8

By Clelia Sigaud, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer In an ultimately humorous yet professionally troubling anecdote, I recently came to realize that the conceptual foundations of behaviorism and verbal behavior theory are so deeply paired with […]

Business/OBM

Starting your entrepreneurial path.

November 7, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC October has been a busy month for me. I have spent it traveling the U.S. giving motivational talks to behavior analysts who might have an innovative, outside the […]

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Parenting tips for more independent children.

August 7, 2017 1

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, How do I get my child to be more independent? I want her to handle dressing herself- things like getting out clean clothes, putting […]

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Four Reasons Behavior Analysts Can and Should Seek Opportunities at their Local Aquarium or Zoo

April 24, 2016 4

Amanda Mahoney, PhD, BCBA Savannah State University mahoneya@savannahstate.edu Some colleagues have urged our field to expand the scope of our professional practice and research (e.g. Normand & Kohn, 2013; Poling, 2010). I think this is […]

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This simple game reduces disruptive classroom behavior significantly.

August 1, 2015 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 […]