ABAI 51st Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
Picture retrieved from iStockphoto It is that time of the year again! The 51st annual convention will take place in Washington D.C, between May 22nd and May 26th, 2025. When …
Speaking of Age: Verbal Behavior in Later Life
3 Guest Blog Authored By: Jonathan Baker, Ph.D., BCBA-D Western Michigan University Dr. Jonathan Baker is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Western Michigan University. Prior …
Brain and Behavior: Is Now the “Someday” Skinner Predicted?
Skinner told us we could ignore neuroscience. That’s unwise.
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 …
The Cutting Edge of Symbolic Language and Thought: An Upcoming Special Issue of The Psychological Record
2 AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! This month we will take a short break from our regularly scheduled programming of hearing about the fantastic research stories of individuals in …
The Human-Neanderthal Bottleneck: Did Relational Capabilities Make the Difference?
Did relational framing arise with homo sapiens?
The Truth About Lying: A Behavioral Perspective
6 Guest Blog: Mariéle Cortez, Ph.D. Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil) Acknowledgement: Thank you to Mirela Cengher for her feedback on an earlier draft of this blog post. Dr. …
Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Understanding Language Acquisition in Children with Hearing Impairments
3 Dear blog reader, Our next contributor is one of a number of fantastic researchers in Brazil doing exciting and innovative work in symbolic language and thought. Specifically, Professor Ana …
Colaboração Interdisciplinar para Compreensão da Aquisição da Linguagem em Crianças com Deficiência Auditiva
Caro leitor do blog, Nossa próxima convidada é uma das várias pesquisadoras brasileiras fantásticas, que estão fazendo um trabalho fascinante e inovador em linguagem e comportamento simbólico. Especificamente, a Professora …
The “Crispy R” and Form Versus Function in Verbal Behavior
A Kardashianesque reminder about an underappreciated facet of verbal behavior.