How Positive Are Addictions, and Does Coffee Taste Good?
I smoked a cigarette for the first time when I was 15 years old. Looking back, I’m actually surprised I held off that long – so many factors in my …
Looking Outside Our Field: What We Can Learn from Medicine
Looking Outside Our Field highlights areas of science outside of behavior analysis that are of relevance for advancing behavior analytic research and improving clinical practice. In a previous post, I discussed neuroscience …
Understanding Cognition: A Behavior Analyst’s Research Story
Guest Blog by Dr. Ian Tyndall: Functional Behavioural Science Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Chichester, UK Thank you to Ruth Anne Rehfeldt for the kind invitation to write this …
The Rational Addict
The American dream. The idea that one can be successful through hard work and determination, that good choices will lead one to upward mobility and financial stability, and that society …
Autism on the rise — What to do?
The CDC recently released an updated prevalence estimate of ASD among the children in the United States (full report can be found here). Despite this increase in the number of individuals diagnosed, …
Under the Dome Interview with Dr. Mark Mattaini
With the largest behavior analysis oriented conference of the year quickly approaching, Dr. Mark Mattaini is likely busy preparing for the delivery of his Presidential Address and his upcoming role …
Let’s Talk, Baby!
3 As behavior analysts, we think of language as a special type of behavior that involves an interaction between a speaker and a listener. Skinner (1957) defined verbal behavior as …
ABAI 2018 Convention Preview: Connecting the Dots
The 44th annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) will be held in San Diego, CA on May 24-28. This is an event we all looking forward …
Conference News from 4CABA
Every time I attend a conference, I come back reenergized and with more focus, eager to start a new experiment or try something new with a client. This time was …
Looking Outside Our Field: What We Can Learn from Neuroscience
When we are trained to practice and conduct research within an area, we can become highly specialized and often tend to limit the literature we contact. Thus, we may all …