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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 […]

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Performance Issues: Why won’t they do it??

April 13, 2018 0

By Anika Costa and Paul “Paulie” Gavoni Guest Authors Recently, while conducting an 8-hour supervision course for behavior analysts, one of the participants raised her hand during our discussion about delivering […]

Business/OBM

Words, Sticks, Stones, and Feedback

July 29, 2015 0

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer Many of us struggle with giving difficult feedback. It isn’t fun. We want people to do well and we want to tell them they did well. Just last […]

ABA Practice

Four qualities of ABA staff for a successful year.

December 29, 2017 0

COLUMBIA, MD, December 28th, 2017 – In the midst of the 2017 holiday season, with a new year upon us, we wanted to reflect on the past year at Verbal Beginnings. Ours was a year […]

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Here ye, Here ye! What’s this PT?

May 12, 2015 7

By Brohavior bSci21 Contributing Group Most behavior analysts have heard of Precision Teaching, but may have found it intimidating or a little different depending on their first interaction with it. Therefore, it is fair to […]

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How to talk ABA to the rest of the world.

February 14, 2018 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Angela Cathey, M.A. ENSO Group As behavior analysts, we pride ourselves in our technical training and language. Skinner described this as the language of the experimental analysis of […]

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What is variability and why do you as a behavior analyst care?

June 5, 2018 0

Variability from Chartlytics on Vimeo. Statistical variability is taught in school: range, standard deviation, and variance are familiar terms. But what about behavioral variability? What is it? And more importantly, what is it telling us […]