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A Signal Experience
The discussion centered around whether or not it is good Behavior-ese to describe a discriminative stimulus as signaling the availability of reinforcement.
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What’s Free About the Free Operant?
There is another question to be answered before considering the question in the title of this commentary: “What is a free operant, anyway?” It is an expression that sometimes appears in talks and articles, but it isn’t as common
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How Jack Michael Expanded Our Analysis of Classical (Pavlovian) Conditioning
Jack Michael is one of the most brilliant men ever to grace the field of behavior analysis. He engaged in deep and elegant conceptual analysis, and significantly expanded our understanding of the nature of behavior. But his written explanations tend toward an economy of language: compressed and precise.
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Immedium and Procrastinium: A Fable in Waiting
Once upon a time, there were twins named Immedium and Procrastinium. As their names might suggest, the two approached tasks very differently. When a deadline was assigned, Procrastinium’s first reaction was to do something else, while Immedium started on it and soon got it done, PDQ, kazaam, what’s next?
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Behavioristic Bliss
Aging and contributions seem far more functional than The Atlantic author appreciated. His view is very formal and structural, “Hit the magic age, and it is time to move on.” It certainly may be a good idea for some people.
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Ethical Dilemma
I am facing a potential ethical issue with an employee I supervise ...
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Giving Good Feedback: Is It That Simple?
Employee feedback is critical for personal and business success. Research on feedback shows that intentional and consistent feedback greatly improves staff expertise, productivity, and outcomes. But, knowing that feedback is important and delivering it effectively are two different things.
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8 Team Leader Skills that Inspire Innovative Life-Saving Solutions
What makes a great team leader that inspires others? Learn more about the top skills that team leaders should possess by reading here!
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The Heart of ABA: Science To The Rescue
by Jana Burtner
A dark history of failed institutions, eugenics, experimentation, and the triumph of human-centered science over bigotry and neglect.The historical and clinical content of this blog is based on work by Thomas Freeman, MS, BCBA, LBA-NY, LBA-MA, who has spent many years working and researching in th
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What is the OBM Specialist Certificate?
Making meaningful changes in an organization requires diligence and thorough analysis. If the goal is to make a difference that truly impacts the organization, it is essential to properly assess the situation, focus on the appropriate areas, and involve the right people.
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Are Bigger Reinforcers Better?
When it comes to reinforcement, it is difficult to say.
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How Do Ethics Apply to OBM
Ethics play a major role in the day to day of OMBers, and even impacts how they manage themselves. Read more about ethics in OBM here!
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Celebrating Positive Deviance at Work: What COVID-19 can Teach Us
We will need to develop many skills having to do with persistence, flexibility, creativity, and dealing with the unexpected.
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Framing Trauma: How do we apply behavior analysis to a mentalistic term?
A Perspective on Relational Frame Theory and TraumaTalks on TraumaTrigger Warning: talks about traumatic experiences
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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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