reinforcers

Autistic Teen Loses Weight with Kindness

November 17, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org According to Today, kindness in the mail helped an autistic teenager lose over 75 pounds. Carson Swazey is described as a 19 year old boy with “nonverbal autism” who enjoyed going […]

Three Ways to Find Reinforcers for Your Staff Members’ Performance

May 26, 2015 bsci21 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Byron Wine, Malanie Reis, and Donald Hantula published a study evaluating three different preference assessment procedures to motivate staff. In the first experiment, the team compared […]

Lifestyle

How Behavior Principles Can Affect You Around The House

April 18, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D & Angela Cathey, M.A. bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates People often have a difficult time grasping the true ubiquity of behavior analysis. Our field is […]

Society

The Taliban, Eric Rudolph, and Competing Contingencies of Religious Fundamentalism

October 30, 2015 0

By Emily Mandel, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Religious fundamentalism is an exceptionally prominent topic covered by nearly all media outlets. Whether on TV, on the Internet, in a newspaper, or within the context of […]

Society

Would you pay me to be healthy?

July 7, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Aaron Carroll of the New York Times recently wrote an article describing a growing body of research supporting the idea of paying people to be healthy. He […]

Lifestyle

Control Yourself! Using Your Audience to Make Your Presentations More Powerful and Engaging

October 3, 2015 6

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer Anyone who regularly spends time at the front of the room is well aware of the effects that the environment can have on one’s behavior. If the audience […]

Lifestyle

Say This on a First Date…It’s Science

February 26, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD Founding Editor, bSci21.org Time.com recently discussed five scientifically-supported ways to increase the likelihood of a successful first date — measured in terms of followup dates, self-report of connection felt during […]

Business/OBM

How to Start an ABA Blog

February 16, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Angela Cathey, M.A. ENSO Group As we recently mentioned in our article, “How to talk ABA to the rest of the world.” behavior analysts are trained really well […]