Democracy is a Reinforcer. People Forego One Reinforcer for Others All The Time.
Gorking out on tyranny
The Human-Neanderthal Bottleneck: Did Relational Capabilities Make the Difference?
Did relational framing arise with homo sapiens?
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 …
Receptive Language for Minimally Verbal Children: Some Cost Effective, and Efficacious Strategies
Guest Blog by Deirdre M. Muldoon and Emily B. McCarthy Dr. Muldoon is a senior research scientist at the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) of SUNY. She also …
ABA’s Eighth Dimension
Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968) fell short by one.
BIG Barriers to Data Collection for Promoting Access to Behavior Analytic Services (Part 4)
This is a continuation of our blog series reviewing how behavior analysts can better promote access to their services by identifying and addressing areas of inequity. Spoiler-alert – this post found some big challenges in how the entire field collects data on service delivery.
Behavior Analysis and the Analysis of Culture:
Glenn – On the Evolution of Culture Jeff Kupfer, Ph.D., BCBA-D and Ron Allen, Ph.D., BCBA-D University of Colorado and Simmons University The U.S. culture is in a tailspin and …
From a Hotel Room to a Global Community: A Brief History of the Verbal Behavior SIG
1 Guest Blog by Andresa De Souza, Ph.D., BCBA-D Andresa De Souza, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis at the …
Epistemology 101: Why Does Evidence Fail to Excite?
On psychedelics and subjectivity.
Why Climate Action Won’t Wait, Part Three
Part 1 covered the data on greenhouse gas emissions and temperature, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommendation.Part 2 covered the dire health impacts.Part 3 is a brief look …
The Power of Preference: Enhancing Functional Communication Training Through Learner and Caregiver Collaboration
Guest Blog post by: Cynthia Livingston, Ph.D., BCBA-D; Alexandra Cicero, M.A., BCBA; and Grace Lafo, M.S., CF-SLP Cynthia Livingston, Ph.D., BCBA-D is an assistant professor in the Severe Behavior Department at …
What is the Color of the Sky? Reasons for Answering “Blue”
Guest Blog Authored by: Anna Ingeborg Petursdottir, Ph.D., BCBA-D Dr. Anna Ingeborg Petursdottir is an associate professor in the Behavior Analysis program at the University of Nevada, Reno. She directs …
Technological Tactics of an Avian Assassin (OR: What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love, and Understanding?)
Why the right verbal behavior is the verbal behavior that works.