side effects of punishment

The unintended effects of punishment – and reinforcement.

December 4, 2017 bsci21 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates In a recent video from Brett DiNovi & Associates, Dr. Chris Manente, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, asked the […]

Society

Why changing our behavior is hard during COVID-19.

November 29, 2020 2

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org The spread of COVID-19 rests squarely on our own behavior of distancing, masks wearing, and hand sanitizing. But we don’t do it as well as we should. Why? NPR recently put […]

Society

Racial Disparities in Autism Diagnoses

May 31, 2019 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC As behavior analysts, we know that three selective processes influence behavior. Biological selection, based on survival of the species, influences our genetic susceptibilities to our environment. Operant […]

Ivory Tower

JEAB: How we think about time affects impulsivity.

July 18, 2015 5

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org A recent study by William DeHart and Amy Odum in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior found that our tendency to act impulsively — to […]

Lifestyle

Tips for Transitioning Activities, from your Behavior BFF

August 29, 2015 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer and your “Behavior BFF” A mom writes: I enjoy taking my 4-year-old son to the park, play areas at the mall, and other fun places. Lately, though, he […]

ABA Practice

Benefits to working as an in-home BCBA.

August 31, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC These days, Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) are in high demand for Autism Spectrum Disorder treatment. With so many employment options available, it can be difficult to tell […]

Society

Disseminating Behavior Analysis to Help People

April 28, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D & Zachary H. Morford, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21 Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Behavior analysts have worked in areas outside of autism for decades, but the […]