distinction

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 […]

Society

A behavior analyst’s take on dishonesty.

March 5, 2018 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates As behavior analysts, we can work to increase and decrease the rate of any behavior. Despite this, some troubling behaviors […]

Society

The Mueller Report and the Behavior of Obstruction

April 20, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and subsequent release of his Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election represents one of the most important […]

Society

Applied Behavior Analysis and Counterterrorism

January 27, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org If one had to describe global events of the 21stcentury in one word, it would likely be this — terrorism. Terrorism may be thought of […]

ABA Practice

Why behavior analysts should use defusion in their work.

December 4, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC As behavior analysts working in applied settings, we sometimes struggle to gain buy-in from parents, front-line staff, or even ourselves in the form of self-doubt in our abilities […]

Business/OBM

Incorporating Behavior Analysts into Global Markets

February 12, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Our identity: As behavior analysts, our scientific philosophy is inherently pragmatic. If you are a Skinnerian, you subscribe to his Radical Behavioral goals of prediction and influence of […]

ABA Practice

Motivating Operation: Culprit or Unsung Hero?

May 16, 2017 1

Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer After a time, you may find that ‘having’ is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as ‘wanting.’ It is not logical, but it is often true. […]