martial arts

ABA and Martial Arts

March 2, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org UFC fans have much to rejoice in Ronda Rousey’s defeat of Cat Zingano by arm bar in a mere 14 seconds last Saturday. Many now refer […]

Society

Impact Investing: Aligning Reinforcement Contingencies to Save the Planet

April 4, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC If there is one thing that affects behavior more than anything else in the world, it is money. And money-related topics are becoming increasingly frequent here at bSci21, […]

Society

Why the fuss over same sex marriage? It’s in the contingencies.

June 26, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Today was an historic day in the United States. The Supreme Court narrowly ruled in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage across all 50 states by a 5-4 vote. Throngs […]

ABA Practice

Four qualities of ABA staff for a successful year.

December 29, 2017 0

COLUMBIA, MD, December 28th, 2017 – In the midst of the 2017 holiday season, with a new year upon us, we wanted to reflect on the past year at Verbal Beginnings. Ours was a year […]

ABA Practice

5 Common Logical Fallacies and Why You Need to be Aware of Them

January 15, 2018 1

By Melissa Druskis, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer If we are to engage in the science of behavior analysis, we are bound to use the scientific method. Yet as human beings, we often fall into […]

Lifestyle

How ABA Can Get You Off the Couch

January 18, 2015 5

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org If obesity doesn’t kill you, a sedentary lifestyle will. That is the message of an LA Times article discussing new research study that followed hundreds […]

ABA Practice

Understanding Behavior Functionally

July 28, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, M.A. & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates A functional approach to understanding behavior is often difficult for non-behavior analysts to grasp. Tracking functional […]