psyops

ABA and Psychological Warfare (PsyOps)

March 4, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org If you live in the UK, a new British Army unit may have the job you have always wanted. The unit, the 77th Brigade, will utilize […]

Ivory Tower

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

February 3, 2018 4

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 […]

Business/OBM

Disruptive Companies that Pinpoint Motivating Operations

May 16, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC For any of you out there who are business owners, or who are thinking of starting a business, it is important to keep in mind why a business […]

Lifestyle

Supporting Each Other to Reach Our Goals

September 30, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, MA, BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates The day you walk across that stage to receive your high school diploma is monumental. It represents the culmination of […]

Society

How D.C. Made Drivers Safe

September 1, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Have you ever received a traffic ticket in the mail? I have, and it isn’t fun. My ticket, from Denton County, in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, even […]

Society

Autistic Girls Undiagnosed due to Camouflaging Behavior

November 30, 2020 0

Dr. Todd A. Ward bSci21.org A new study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and discussed in The Guardian, found that autistic camouflaging artificially reduces diagnosis rates in girls as compared to […]

ABA Practice

Four Reasons Behavior Analysts Can and Should Seek Opportunities at their Local Aquarium or Zoo

April 24, 2016 4

Amanda Mahoney, PhD, BCBA Savannah State University mahoneya@savannahstate.edu Some colleagues have urged our field to expand the scope of our professional practice and research (e.g. Normand & Kohn, 2013; Poling, 2010). I think this is […]