Introducing bell hooks to teachers of behavior analysis
8 bell hooks (1952-2021) born Gloria Jean Watkins, was a scholar, educator, feminist, activist and so much more. hook was a Distinguished Professor at Berea College, KY, which houses the …
What You Are Doing Makes a Difference
1 Guest Post by Elizabeth Meshes, PhD, BCBA-D When we talk about sustainability, it often defaults to “Someone needs to do something. This problem is bigger than me. What difference …
Welcome to From and For Students of Behavior Analysis!
2 written by Ka’ala Bajo and Sofia Abuin As students, we spend years learning to speak the language of behavior analysis. Although this training gives us the tools to describe …
Teaching Behavior Principles: The Best Parts Weren’t Planned
This blog highlights two observations, written as field notes, from recent sessions using the shaping game and PORTL. A lot happened in each class, but these two moments stood out. Interestingly, they weren’t part of the plan.
Let’s Talk About Erectile Dysfunction! Saying, Doing, and the Quest for Speedier Behavioral Research
“Time is the most valuable thing a person can spend.” (Theophrastus)
A Wonderful World of Animal Verbal Behavior
69 Guest Blog Authored by Sho Araiba, Ph.D., BCBA-D Sho Araiba, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a behavior analyst and a filmmaker. He earned his doctorate in psychology (behavior analysis) from the …
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.