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Happiness
Happiness pervades modern life. It is a major topic of talk-show interviews, best-selling books, psychotherapeutic interactions, everyday gossip (“How can she really be happy with him?”), and personal ruminations. Poets, cartoonists, and novelists have done as good a job as psychologists in understanding it. I personally have always preferred Charles Shultz’s (the creator of the comic strip “Peanuts”) rather structural definition of happiness as “a warm puppy.”
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About The Science
Behavior is all of what people do, say, think, and feel. The science of behavior studies how people interact with their world, including other people, places, and experiences.
Natural A-B-A (Reversal) Designs
The A-B-A, or reversal, design is one of the most recognized, single-case experimental designs in both research and practice (although in practice, the return to baseline is followed by a return to the treatment, or B, phase). In non-experimental settings, A-B, or non-reversal designs, occur often.
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University Series 021 | Elms College
Join Operant Innovations as we talk with Dr. Laura Hanratty about the unique program and practical opportunities at Elms College.
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ABA Online
ABA Online is a robust partnership between Florida Tech and ABA Technologies, Inc. After two decades of providing top-notch, on-campus behavior analysis education, Jose Martinez-Diaz, PhD, BCBA-D started ABA Online to provide training worldwide. In its first term (April 2007), 175 students enrolled in this program, and now, more than 2000 seats are filled each semester.
Getting to the Cause of Things
“Why did Johnny just throw the mother of all temper tantrums?” is a question many of you have asked and been asked, in some form or another. The response to this question, under scrutiny, may have been different. The perpetrator may have been different. The circumstances may have been different.
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Engineering Safe Behavior in a COVID-19 Environment
Social distancing to many public health le
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Terms and Services
TERMS AND SERVICES CONDITIONSWelcome to ABA Technologies, Inc.These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of ABA Technologies, Inc.'s Website.ABA Technologies, Inc. is located at:
Thought Leaders 010 | Dr. Stephanie Peterson | Part 2
Thought Leaders, we are back with Dr. Stephanie Peterson as she answers the questions "Where do you see the field going?" and/or "Where would she like to see the field go?"
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What Does it Mean to Say Ours is “A Science of Behavior?"
Every behavior analyst (hopefully) has learned that ours is a science of behavior. We do not learn that ours is a science of the individual or a science of the person. Why is that? Are we not, however, concerned with people, you may ask? Are we not concerned with the human condition? Are we not humanists?
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Operant Innovations 010 | Stepping out of the Box: Bringing Growth Mindset into Behavior Analysis | Evelyn Kendall
Evelyn Kendall will introduce the Growth Mindset. Where it is used and how behavior analysts can benefit by stepping out of their comfort zones.
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Rapid Habit Formation
3 Steps to protect your team during pandemicsLessons from Lean Hospitals and OBMWhen pandemics strike, they spread quickly, as in the current COVID
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University Series 020 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Undergraduate
Join Operant Innovations as we talk with Dr. Tom Byrne about the unique undergraduate research opportunities at MCLA.
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Engaging in a Time of Non-Engagement
by Janis Allen
A few days into the “home-isolation” policy during the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020, David, one of my colleagues at the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas made a smart suggestion:
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