Shakespeare’s Alchemy
Apparently, Lawrence was right. Visitations by zombies to the streets of Rome has happened before. Here’s how Shakespeare reported the “Caesar incident” in the opening scene of Hamlet: In the …
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 …
What Kind of Verbal Operant is “Right?”
5 I am not the first person to wonder, “What is the function of asking Right? in the middle of a sustained flow of verbal behavior?” As the internet is …
From Dogma to Skepticism: The Essential Role of Humility in Scientific Discovery and Learning
6 Dear blog reader, This month’s contributor is Kian Assemi, a doctoral candidate currently wrapping up his PhD at University of Nevado, Reno. Given the stage Kian is at in …
The Reno Methodology 2.0: AI and Qualitative Insights in Verbal Behavior
3 Guest Blog Authored by: Yors Garcia Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Yors Garcia, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. Dr. Garcia began his career working …
Can Science be Funny? Who Owns It? Two Interesting Articles About Communicating Clearly
For those concerned with speaking plainly and persuasively about behavior analysis.
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 …
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 …
A Behavioral Dive into Horror Films!
3 Guest Blog Authored By: Sarah Lechago, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA Dr. Sarah Lechago is an Associate Professor in the Behavior Analysis master’s program at the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL). …
On Bilingualism: Why and How to Teach Two Languages to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
5 Authored by: Mirela Cengher, Ph.D., BCBA University of Maryland, Baltimore County Mirela Cengher, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Dr. …