Stronger Together: Leveraging Behavior Analysis in Related and Unrelated Organizations
An account on connecting with organizations that aren’t always so “behavior-analytic”
Can You “Forget” How to Ride a Bicycle? The Laws of Behavior Say: Sort Of
What the World’s Most Durable Behavioral Phenomenon says about behavior principles.
Speaking of Age: Verbal Behavior in Later Life
3 Guest Blog Authored By: Jonathan Baker, Ph.D., BCBA-D Western Michigan University Dr. Jonathan Baker is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Western Michigan University. Prior …
What Kind of Verbal Operant is “Right?”
6 I am not the first person to wonder, “What is the function of asking Right? in the middle of a sustained flow of verbal behavior?” As the internet is …
From Dogma to Skepticism: The Essential Role of Humility in Scientific Discovery and Learning
6 Dear blog reader, This month’s contributor is Kian Assemi, a doctoral candidate currently wrapping up his PhD at University of Nevado, Reno. Given the stage Kian is at in …
Part 3: Navigating AI: Organizational Ethics and System-Wide Changes in Behavior Analysis
3 Introduction by Blog Coordinator Darnell Lattal, Ph.D. Dr. Twyman has provided a very complete analysis of AI and behavior analysis in this three-part series. Please look at the end …
Behavior analysis, science, and culture: What can we learn from selection by consequence?
Behavior analysis, science, and culture: What can we learn from selection by consequence? Jeff Kupfer, Ph.D., BCBA-D and Ron Allen, Ph.D., BCBA-D University of Colorado and Simmons University In 1981, …
Let’s Be Frank: ABA Is About To Plunge Over A Demographic Cliff. Can It Survive The Landing?
Societal forces could soon undermine our ability to train enough, good enough, and diverse enough practitioners.
Grammar: An Icelandic Saga
As I pointed out in a 2023 paper, the principal limitation of Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior is that it fails to address grammar. To put it somewhat differently, it …
Thank You for Playing PORTL!
Portable Operant Research and Teaching Lab (PORTL) manual and an educational kits. Photo by Mirari Elcoro.