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Supercharge your language programs with SCoRE

May 21, 2019 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Language enriches our lives. It allows us to speak with meaning and listen with understanding. It allows us to build relationships, to contribute to society, and to pursue […]

Motivating Operation: Culprit or Unsung Hero?

May 16, 2017 bsci21 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. […]

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Bah, Humbug! Why Behavior Analysts Hate the Holidays: And 4 Quick Ways to Survive Them

December 12, 2016 4

By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Happy Thanksgiving? Merry Christmas? Happy Hanukah? I think not. There is nothing “merry” or “happy” about any of the holidays. Well, at least not for behavior analysts. […]

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Your behavior says you’re lying!

June 10, 2015 0

By Todd Ward, PhD, BCBA-D (todd.ward@bsci21.org) Founding Editor, bSci21.org Behavior analysts have talked a little about lying. For example, Skinner (1957) regarded lying as a distorted tact. For him, lying was indicative of a certain […]

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Law Enforcement by Positive Reinforcement in Ontario

May 27, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org 2015 has not been kind to the law enforcement community after events in Ferguson Missouri, and others, have put police departments under public scrutiny like never before. […]

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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 […]

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Changing Four Behaviors that Predict Divorce with Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

February 12, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org According to BusinessInsider.com, researchers at the University of Washington’s Gottman Institute have identified four behaviors most likely to predict divorce with 93% accuracy in longitudinal studies […]

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How Applied Behavior Analysis is Tackling Childhood Obesity

June 19, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood obesity in the United States has more than doubled since 1980 to 18% for children aged 6-11, and […]