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Teaching Robots with Positive Reinforcement at Johns Hopkins University

November 20, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd A. Ward bSci21.org Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are successfully using positive reinforcement procedures to help robots learn. Reinforcers in the form of points are given to the robots upon the successful completion […]

Lifestyle

How parents can practice self-compassion during COVID-19

July 29, 2020 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC The global COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down. Unemployment is at record levels. Most of those who still have a job work from home. And […]

ABA Practice

SGOs, Teacher Evaluation, and Students with Severe Disabilities – Tips for Teachers

June 15, 2016 1

By Jennifer Fisahn, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer As public schools wrap up another year and head into summer, teachers will likely be heading into a summative evaluation conference with their building administrator. Discussion will […]

Lifestyle

10 Excruciatingly Painful Steps to a Better Life

November 22, 2015 0

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer Back in September, I wrote about integrity, what it is, why it contributes to your experience of self, and how to restore your integrity when it goes out. […]

Society

Fighting Cancer with Positive Reinforcement

February 10, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The New York Times recently reported on a program at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center that teaches dogs to sniff out cancer using positive reinforcement. […]

Society

NJ Requires This Discriminative Stimulus On Your Vehicle

June 2, 2015 6

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org If you are a teenager in Kinnelon, New Jersey, you likely have a special discriminative stimulus on your license plate in the form of a red decal. […]

Ivory Tower

Why Behavior Analysis Needs to Keep Up with Other Sciences

July 31, 2015 29

By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA (chelsea.wilhite@gmail.com) bSci21 Contributing Writer I recently sat (and passed, thankfully) the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) exam. I used no fewer than eight sources while studying and practicing for the […]