political parties

A Behavioral Look at the Rise and Fall of Trust in Our Society

April 12, 2017 bsci21 1

By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Lately I’ve been asking myself: “Why are we so divided as a nation, planet, and species?” “Have things ever been this bad?” “What will become of humans […]

ABA Practice

When behavior persists during extinction…

November 15, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Intermittent schedules of reinforcement make behavior more resistant to extinction, right? Maybe not. According to a study published by MacDonald, Ahearn, Parry-Cruwys, Bancroft, and Dube in […]

Ivory Tower

Radical Behaviorism and Buddhism

October 11, 2015 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org If you haven’t yet noticed, religion is a recurring topic here at bSci21. In previous articles, we have explored the behavioral effects of prayer, ascetic practices, […]

Business/OBM

How to Build your Business as a Behavior Analyst

June 22, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, MA & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates At the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) conference this year, Brett DiNovi gave a talk […]

Ivory Tower

Taking Responsibility for What We Don’t Know as Behavior Analysts

March 7, 2015 2

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21.org Contributing Writer I recently finished reading Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution, by Ken Wilber (1995). In it, Wilber attempts to put together a theory of… well… I think, […]

ABA Practice

The ABCs of Caregiver Attendance Behavior

June 5, 2017 1

By Daniel B. Sundberg, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer Most people with experience providing clinical ABA services to children with developmental disabilities would agree that caregivers play a critical role in the overall success in the treatment […]

Society

Four Behavior Analytic Quotes by Non-Behavior Analysts

April 15, 2016 1

By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Earlier this year I shared five inspirational quotes from behavior analysts. As I said then, I often come across impactful passages when reading (or listening to audio […]