how to motivate people

Reinforcer Sampling – A way to get people to do what they already like to do.

December 4, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21 Founding Editor Today, we go back in time to 1968. It was the very first issue of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Ted Ayllon and Nathan Azrin […]

ABA Practice

How parents can use noncontingent reinforcement

February 9, 2017 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, I’ve read several of your articles and notice a theme of always giving your child something they want as reinforcement. But as a dad, […]

Lifestyle

On getting your kids to use appropriate voices.

December 16, 2016 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, I have a 2 ½-year-old son and a 3-month-old daughter. My son has started whining. All the time. It’s grating on my eardrums and […]

Society

An ACT-guided analysis of elite athlete behavior.

February 28, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D & Angela Cathey, M.A. bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Over the last few decades Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), pronounced “ACT” as one word, has […]

Business/OBM

Supporting Lean Learning with Behavioral Skills Training and ACT

June 26, 2020 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA President, bSci21Media, LLC According to the Harvard Business Review, corporations spend over $350 Billion each year on staff training. Yet, only a small fraction of employees believe their trainings […]

Society

Future Implications of Drone Technology from a Skinnerian Perspective

November 28, 2011 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Over the past decade, drones have become commonplace on the battlefield. In fact, NPR recently reported that the Air Force now recruits more drone pilots than fighter […]

Society

A Behavior-Based Sustainability Project at Lake Tahoe

January 28, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Continuing in the trend of our recent sustainability-related article “Applied Behavior Analysis Reduces Electricity Use in Northern Ireland,” we report here on another sustainability project from […]