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How ABA Increased Designated Drivers in a College Bar

September 17, 2015 bsci21 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Richard Kazbour and Jon Bailey published a study in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis which increased the prevalence of designated drivers in a college bar. The researchers used […]

Society

Autistic Girls Undiagnosed due to Camouflaging Behavior

November 30, 2020 0

Dr. Todd A. Ward bSci21.org A new study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and discussed in The Guardian, found that autistic camouflaging artificially reduces diagnosis rates in girls as compared to […]

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 […]

Society

Behavioral Science and Art: Primal Musical Expression in a Rule-Governed Society

July 2, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC, Ignite STEAM Labs “I’m early”, I say to myself as I pull up to the venue. Searching for a parking spot, I park and kill 30 minutes on […]

ABA Practice

You know you are a behavior analyst when…

November 5, 2015 16

By Emaley McCulloch, M.Ed., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer You know you are a behavior analyst when… you are making a behavior plan in your head for the kid in front of you in the grocery […]

Society

Training Rats to Save Lives

March 23, 2017 0

By Emily Mandel, M.S., BCBA, LABA bSci21 Contributing Writer An NGO based out of Belgium is responsible for saving thousands of lives around the world. Apopo uses behavior training strategies to teach African Giant-Pouched Rats […]

Business/OBM

Leading Without Authority: How to motivate people who don’t have to do what you say.

October 27, 2015 1

By Dan Sundberg, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer Ever worked with a colleague or boss and struggled to get them to do something that needed to be done? In many situations we have the benefit of […]