A Winter Musing
A Winter Musing Ron Allen and Jeff Kupfer Simmons University (Boston) and University of Colorado (Denver) In keeping with the holiday spirit, we wanted to share a brief story with …
Token Reinforcement: A strangely under-explored and under-applied domain in behavior analysis
Token Reinforcement: A strangely under-explored and under-applied domain in behavior analysisRon Allen and Jeff KupferSimmons University (Boston) and University of Colorado (Denver) Over the years there have been gentle debates …
Pioneers (#2): Bob Mager’s Abiding Impact on Instructional Design and Training
A pioneer of objective-driven instruction whose work remains influential in business and organizational circles.
Whatever Happened to Adjunctive Behavior?
1 Jeff Kupfer and Ron Allen University of Colorado (Denver) and Simmons University (Boston) Last month we discussed some potential roots of the apparent schism of ABA/EAB, and noted that …
Forgotten History of Behavior Science (#3): Cumulative Graphs After and Before Skinner
The surprisingly long history of the cumulative record.
Pioneers (#1): Bill Buskist and the Coming of Age of Human Operant Research
Human operant research once was the neglected stepchild of behavior science. Bill helped to grow it into respectability.
One or Two Sciences
Starting a new ABAI Blog for History of Behavior Analysis is a daunting endeavor. Where does one start? Should we proceed chronologically? Should we review the numerous significant individual contributions …