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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 […]

Society

How Common Addiction Strategies are Consistent with Behavior Analytic Principles

September 21, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, MA & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates In a recent video by Brett DiNovi & Associates, Brett DiNovi has an intimate conversation with […]

ABA Practice

“Touch Your Head” or “Make Your Bed”? Staying true to the Applied dimension of ABA when creating program goals for students with profound cognitive impairment

March 6, 2016 23

By Katherine DeCotiis Wiedemann, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Nearly six months had gone by since we began Lily’s home-based ABA program, and she had not mastered a single target of a single program. Not […]

ABA Practice

Abduction Prevention in Children with Autism

January 24, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org A recent study by Bergstrom, Najdowski, and Tarbox (2014) in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis successfully taught children with autism how to respond to strangers’ […]

Business/OBM

Public Speaking Tips from Behavior Analysts

March 12, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D & Angela Cathey, MA bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Public speaking is one of the top fears of adults. Many people struggle to provide their […]

Society

Facebook, Subjective Wellbeing, and Relational Frame Theory

March 23, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC The more you use Facebook, the worse you feel. That is the conclusion from a study published in the journal PLOS One. Researchers from the University […]

Lifestyle

Tips for Teaching your Kids Manners

November 9, 2016 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF: I really want my child to have good manners and be respectful. But whenever I remind him to use his manners, it doesn’t seem […]