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

When Your Child Doesn’t Play With Others, by your Behavior BFF

September 20, 2015 4

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer, and your “Behavior BFF” When we hang out with my friends who have kids- my 3-year-old son just hangs out by himself talking about the toys. He […]

Business/OBM

How to Survive as a Behavior Analytic Entrepreneur

November 12, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates As behavior analysts look to start their own businesses many initially struggle. Entrepreneurship has been referred to as a roller […]

Business/OBM

5 Employee Incentives to Take Your Business Higher

August 9, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, MA & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Motivating and engaging employees is a central mission of any leader. As a business begins to […]

Society

Climate Change Skeptics More Environmentaly Friendly

May 10, 2018 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC New research from the Journal of Environmental Psychology suggests that climate change skeptics are more likely to engage in individual-level, pro-environmental, behavior than are climate change supporters. By contrast, […]

Lifestyle

9 Tips to Avoid Paralysis by Analysis

November 12, 2015 0

By Manny Rodriguez, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer How do you behave when it comes to decision-making? Do you spend a long time thinking over every single decision? Are you sometimes afraid of making the wrong decision? […]

Society

If a behavior analyst rewrote classic literature.

November 26, 2016 1

By Emily Mandel, M.S., BCBA, LABA bSci21 Contributing Writer If you are anything like me, you enjoy a good book with an emotional ending. However, as I pursued my education and career in Behavior Analysis, I […]