Psychology Spectrum Disorder (PSD)
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
Blogger: Dr. Andy Lattal In a famous article entitled “Are Theories of Learning Necessary,” published in 1950, Skinner examined the broad spectrum, that is, psychology, and presented it to the Midwestern Psychological Association. He proposed that approaches at either end of the psychology spectrum were, from his vantage, somewhat disordered. They remain so today. At one end were theories that
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Florida Institute of Technology BACB Certification: Which Path Should You Choose?
Friday, 08 November 2019
Blogger: Kristin Myers-Kemp, ABA Online, College of Psychology & Liberal Arts, Florida Tech, Executive Vice President of ABA Technologies, Inc. There are a variety of paths that individuals take to enter the field of behavior analysis. A few take a direct route by entering a graduate program in behavior analysis after undergrad. Still, many pursue
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Pragmatism and Playing Well with Others
Tuesday, 01 October 2019
Guest Blogger: Andy Lattal Many applied behavior analysts find themselves in a different world from that in which they were trained. Most are trained by other behavior analysts in programs or even departments where the principal worldview is that of behavior analysis. Fast forward a couple of years (or more) and many of those same
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Planning and Leading Effective Meetings
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
Guest Blogger: Jackie Noto Effectively planning and leading meetings are beneficial for the success of employees and the company alike. Research has shown that productive meetings can have a significant return on investment for a company; however, few have received instruction on how best to plan or lead meetings. With the high levels of time
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Measuring Thoughts
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Guest Blogger: Andy Lattal “Neuroscientists Decode Brain Speech Signals into Written Text.” If you suspect that the National Enquirer wrote this recent newspaper headline, you would be wrong. It was published by the respected British newspaper, The Guardian. It caught my eye for obvious reasons. I have not checked out the science, but the report
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Jose Martinez-Diaz Honored at West Virginia University
Friday, 13 September 2019
Blogger: Adam Hockman Our founder Dr. Jose Martinez-Diaz made the trip to beautiful Morgantown, WV, to receive an award from his alma mater, West Virginia University (Ph.D. ‘84). On Friday, September 13, WVU’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences honored notable graduates for their contributions in their communities—civic leadership and social welfare activities, intellectual and cultural
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Like a Boss
Friday, 06 September 2019
Blogger: Kelly Therrien What does it mean to be a boss? When you hear the word “boss” do you picture your favorite boss or perhaps one you were not particularly fond of? Or do you picture some other dramatic version of a boss? What about when it is your turn to be the boss? How
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Keep Pressing the Lever
Monday, 19 August 2019
Our lingo tends to cause confusion, and we can take for granted how we use some colloquial words (reinforcement, motivation) in more precise and scientific ways.
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Agency and Shaping
Tuesday, 13 August 2019
Guest Blogger: Andy Lattal Shaping, or the differential reinforcement of successive approximations, is thought by many to be the most important tool in the behavior analyst’s toolbox. Shaping is usually thought of as something one human does to change the behavior of another living organism, most often to a human but also to a pet
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ABA Tech and Florida Tech Launches the 2nd Edition RBT Course
Thursday, 01 August 2019
Blogger: Adam Hockman On July 23, 2019, ABA Technologies, Inc., and Florida Tech launched RBT Essentials 2nd Edition, a completely reworked and updated 40-hour training program. This “on-demand” course allows students to learn the required RBT content while maintaining their busy work lives. In this blog, learn more about some of these changes and how
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Psychopharmacology is Behavioral Pharmacology
Friday, 26 July 2019
Tom Freeman is interviewed in this new blog titled, 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲. Freeman discusses recent increases in the diagnosis of ADD and ADHD, especially in boys under the age of 17, and the rampant use of medication to treat these individuals.
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21st Century Supervision Skills for Behavior Analysts
Monday, 22 July 2019
In our course, real-world stories and examples guide participants through the key principles and applications of OBM, clinical services, and instructional design. Active learning techniques—pause-reflect-and-write type activities, multiple-choice questions, and handouts—are used throughout to promote engagement and mastery of content.
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