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The Germanwings Crash: An Industry Problem with a Relational Frame Theory Solution.

March 29, 2015 bsci21 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC NBC News recently ran a story on the tragic Germanwings crash that occurred earlier this week. One of the pilots, Andreas Lubitz, locked his fellow pilot […]

Society

JEAB: Behavior Insensitive to Consequences in Major League Baseball

July 28, 2015 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org A research team lead by Alan Poling of Western Michigan University sought to determine how well the behavior of major-league baseball players matches up to consequences […]

ABA Practice

The One Phrase That Can Make Parenting Easier

February 21, 2016 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer, and your “Behavior BFF” A parent writes: “Dear Behavior BFF, I try to stay positive and build my child up. But instead, I find myself yelling and […]

Society

The Germanwings Crash: An Industry Problem with a Relational Frame Theory Solution.

March 29, 2015 1

Lifestyle

Did she really say that? Or was it my derived relational response?

November 10, 2015 5

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer I’d like to write about reinforcing good social behavior. It’s something we recommend; I don’t know that we practice it so well. I was really confronted by this […]

Society

Are We Realizing the Full Potential of Behavioral Science?

April 5, 2017 1

By Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Sometimes I wonder if it’s just me . . . As I’ve been reflecting recently on the application of behavioral science to everyday life and situations, I’ve […]

ABA Practice

Mother Jones Slams “The Skinner Method” in Schools

August 21, 2015 11

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Mother Jones recently published a provocative critique of “the Skinner Method” as it pertains to school behavior programs. The article noted that the so-called method is […]