research on extinction effects

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

February 3, 2018 bsci21 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 […]

Lifestyle

Zen Meditation: Experience of a Behavioral Scientist

September 20, 2019 3

Todd A Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC “Staring at a wall for 75 minutes is good for your wellbeing.” That was from a recent Facebook post of mine the other day, after I left […]

Lifestyle

Mental Toughness: Unlocking Behavior Analysis in Sport

October 24, 2016 1

By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer My niece and nephew recently moved in with me, my husband, and our son. In addition to quickly learning how to parent teenagers, we are trying to […]

ABA Practice

How to Become a Master-Level Data-Driven Decision-Making Behavior Analyst

April 19, 2018 2

How to Become a Master-Level Data-Driven Behavior Analysts from Chartlytics on Vimeo. “If you torture the data enough, it will confess to anything,” purportedly said Ronald Harry Coase, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. […]

Business/OBM

Three Ways to Find Reinforcers for Your Staff Members’ Performance

May 26, 2015 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 […]

ABA Practice

5 Tips to Help You ‘Get Your VB On’ During Morning Circle/Meeting

April 27, 2016 0

By Jennifer Fisahn, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer The daily Morning Circle, a.k.a. Morning Meeting, is a staple lesson in general education and special education classrooms throughout the world. Standard activities usually include greeting or […]