Scary! “Cognitivism Prevents Us From Understanding AI”
A cool short article arguing that only behaviorism can help us to understand the behavior of autonomous artificial intelligence.
Ethics of Providing Equitable Services: Do We Have Any? (Series Part 5)
Is providing access to equitable services actually in our code of ethics?
Out of Sight, Out of Mind… But Not Out of the Reach of Operant Contingencies
The critical lessons of a very cool but mostly forgotten experiment.
More on ABA’s 8th Dimension: Evidence That Implementation Breeds Interest, Not Vice Versa
The best way to get people interested in behavioral technology: Let them interact with it.
Importance of Fostering Early and Ongoing Imitation Skills
Guest Blog Authored by: Mary Halbur, PhD, BCBA-D, Jessica Gormley, PhD, CCC-SLP, Angelina Frohberg, MS, BCBA, Garrett Nathan, MS, CCC-SLP Mary E. Halbur, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA, is an assistant professor …
Merging Perspectives for a Stronger Science
Dear blog reader, This month we are joined by Breanna Lee, a doctoral candidate at Ulster University in Northern Ireland. Breanna’s trajectory to this point has been a fascinating one, …
On Learned Beliefs about Regularities in Evaluations and Judgments
1 Dear blog reader, After a brief hiatus, we are back with a vengeance and joined by Dr. Simone Mattavelli. I first met Simone back when I was doing my …
Feeling Climate Anxiety? Consider a Climate Cafe
2 If you’re feeling anxious about climate change, you’re not alone. Climate change is upon us, and, understandably, climate anxiety at various levels of intensity has become widespread. (For some …
The Fuzzy Application of Behaviour Analysis in Strange Waters (Part 1)
A behavior analyst turned government researcher talks about the value of collaborating with non behavior analysts to address important problems.