why am i superstitious

A Behavioral Look at Superstition

October 16, 2017 bsci21 0

By Melissa Druskis, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Black cats, the number 13, finding a four-leaf clover, or walking under a ladder are all arbitrary events that can signify either good or bad luck for […]

Society

Refining the early detection of skin cancer with behavioral science.

December 12, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC In a 2016 study published in The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, Tom Critchfield and Derek Reed sought to untangle and refine how we train members of the public on […]

Lifestyle

Quit Smoking with Applied Behavior Analysis!

March 11, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC The newest issue of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis reported on a study by Romanowich and Lamb (2015) on smoking cessation. The researchers investigated fixed […]

Society

Greta Thunburg, Power, and Countercontrol

October 5, 2019 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC Greta Thunburg, the 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, has attracted much attention as of late. Including a passionate speech at the United Nations, which led to […]

ABA Practice

Understanding the 2019 BACB Supervision Updates

March 19, 2019 0

Melissa Druskis, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer The BACB provided us with an updated experience standards document in March 2018. Some of you may have been using this new monthly system already, but as of […]

ABA Practice

It takes a team: Strategies for effective collaboration among BCBAs and SLPs

July 14, 2017 0

Rosemarie Griffin CCC/SLP, BCBA Guest Author If you are a BCBA working with students with autism, you most likely are interacting with a number of professionals from non- behavior analytic fields. One of these professionals […]

Society

Why America is So Divided

October 26, 2016 2

By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer As we face the final days before American voters cast ballots in this presidential election, the political tension increases and we see an up-tick in behavior between […]