dra – Behavioral Science in the 21st Century

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

February 3, 2018 bsci21 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 […]

Lifestyle

How MMA champs fight anxiety with ACT and behavior analysis.

April 25, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, MA, LPC & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D & bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Succeeding at professional sports is challenging both on physical and psychological levels. Today, we’ll […]

Society

A New Token Economy in Professional Soccer

September 3, 2015 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Many in the world of professional soccer feel that players are disrespecting the game with various displays of unsportsmanlike conduct, such as taking dives just to […]

ABA Practice

Sweat Predicts Aggression in Teens with Autism

October 12, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC ScienceDaily recently reported on research our of the University of Missouri-Columbia, on the extent to which the sweat response predicts aggression in teens diagnosed with Autism. Bradley […]

ABA Practice

Training Social Skills in Limos with Games

April 10, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D & Zachary H. Morford, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21 Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Having difficulty interacting with others is one of the defining characteristics of individuals […]

Business/OBM

How Pay for Performance Benefits Your Company

October 13, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates As behavior analysts, our world view is based on the act-in-context. One of the most prevalent contexts that occasion our […]

ABA Practice

Behavioral Skills Training at Dinner Time

January 26, 2018 0

Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, I need some serious help with dinnertime. My two sons argue, yell, goof off, refuse to eat, you name it. We can’t go out to […]