psychology

April 6, 2018

Positive Reinforcement Strategies for Bedtime

Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, bedtime is the absolute worst time of day. I dread putting my kids to bed because they draw everything out with so much drama! They argue, complain, cry, you name…

February 14, 2018

Telehealth: ABA’s New Frontier

Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer That’s going to be the story for the next year or so: [digital health] moving from a curiosity, to a research tool, to an actual mainstream, accepted clinical tool. I think it’s…

February 3, 2018

Extinction: It’s as Simple as Withholding the Functional Reinforcer . . . Or, Is It?

Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again. – B. F. Skinner Extinction is the process of withholding a functional reinforcer of a target behavior in order to reduce…

June 22, 2017

Prompt Fading for Parents

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, I am not a parent myself but am writing you about my nephew. My sister and brother in law are constantly telling him what to say. “Tell her thank…

May 19, 2017

It’s Normal to Fear Public Speaking! Seven Tips to Help You Prepare

By Barbara Bucklin, PhD and Manny Rodriguez, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writers A year ago, Manny wrote an overview about presentation skills that discussed how public speaking is behavior that can be learned. In the article, How to Bring ABA to the…

May 16, 2017

Motivating Operation: Culprit or Unsung Hero?

Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer After a time, you may find that ‘having’ is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as ‘wanting.’ It is not logical, but it is often true. (Spock, Amok Time, Star Trek:…

May 4, 2017

When “First, Then” isn’t working.

By Leanne Page, M.Ed., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “I’m still waiting for the First, Then strategy to work. Every day I say “First car seat, then book. But getting my son into the car seat is still so hard. So…

April 27, 2017

Combating Plagiarism: Function-based – and Other – Approaches

Harla Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower. (Marguerite Gardiner, 19th Century, Irish novelist) Research has identified many reasons college students borrow the intellectual property of others. The primary…

April 12, 2017

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

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 in the future?” To answer…

April 10, 2017

Increase employee value and retention through reinforcement.

By Natalie Parks, PhD, BCBA-D Guest Author Employee recruitment, retention, and output have been long-standing issues with corporations of all kinds. Employee turnover is hugely costly to any company, with costs ranging anywhere from one year’s salary to two year’s…

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