What is a Pronoun?
A correspondent asked, “From a behavioral perspective, what is a pronoun?” This was my response (lightly edited): Several possible responses came to mind. A) It’s not a behavioral concept, so …
What Were 2024’s Top Breakthroughs in The Science of Behavior?
A reader poll on a swim-or-die theme.
TEAR IT ALL DOWN (Why Behavior Analysis Needs “Hippies Steppin’ on the Flag”)
To love behavior analysis, you have to doubt it.
Emperor Au Naturel: Can We Talk? Because Continuing Education In Behavior Analysis Is A Bit Of A Mess
What would an expert in behavior change say about our CE system?
How to Teach Verbal Conditional Discrimination: A Practical Framework
1 Guest Blog Authored By: Tiffany Kodak, Brittany Brown, and Brianna Duszynski Marquette University Dr. Tiffany Kodak is a Professor in the Behavior Analysis program at Marquette University. She is …
2024 Scholarly Impact Report: Future Citation Classics
When future behavior analysts look back on the present moment, what developments in our science will they recognize as influential?
Little Things To Be Thankful For: “I Taught Rats To Drive A Car” (BBC)
On the joy of positive reinforcement.
Origins of the Concept of the Autoclitic
9 Despite the suspicions of vulgar-minded behavior analysts, Skinner’s term “autoclitic” has distinguished antecedents. The “enclitic,” is a long-established grammatical term for a morphological unit that does not stand alone …
Creating Graphs for Single-Case Research Designs
One central aspect of becoming an informed consumer of science or scientist-practitioner is developing analytical skills. These analytical skills are problem-solving skills related to understanding data; practitioners must be able …