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 …
Importance of Fostering Early and Ongoing Imitation Skills
Guest Blog Authored by: Mary Halbur, PhD, BCBA-D, Jessica Gormley, PhD, CCC-SLP, Angelina Frohberg, MS, BCBA, Garrett Nathan, MS, CCC-SLP Mary E. Halbur, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA, is an assistant professor …
Merging Perspectives for a Stronger Science
Dear blog reader, This month we are joined by Breanna Lee, a doctoral candidate at Ulster University in Northern Ireland. Breanna’s trajectory to this point has been a fascinating one, …
On Learned Beliefs about Regularities in Evaluations and Judgments
1 Dear blog reader, After a brief hiatus, we are back with a vengeance and joined by Dr. Simone Mattavelli. I first met Simone back when I was doing my …
Choosing Wisely: The Importance of Selecting Effective Examples to Promote Generalization
Guest Blog by: Lynn Schumacher, M.S., BCBA, Kennedy Cloe, M.S., BCBA, and Lesley Shawler, Ph.D., BCBA “Generalization has been, and doubtless will remain, a fundamental concern of applied behavior analysis” …
Receptive Language for Minimally Verbal Children: Some Cost Effective, and Efficacious Strategies
1 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 …
From a Hotel Room to a Global Community: A Brief History of the Verbal Behavior SIG
2 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 …
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.