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Agency and Shaping
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 or a laboratory subject of the nonhuman persuasion. In such cases, the human is the agent of the shaping in that the human decides the conditions under which successive approximations do or do not merit reinforcement.
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Out of Thin Air?
In speaking of the origins of operant behavior, Skinner famously observed that “[o]perant conditioning shapes behavior as a sculptor shapes a lump of clay.
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Staff Training That Clicks
Respondent ConditioningAuditory stimuli used for changing behavior dates back to the 189
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Professional Development through Animal Research
Behavior analysis today gets most of its mainstream recognition for the work being done in applied settings, referred to as applied behavior analysis (ABA). The progress of behavior analytic applications has been important for the dissemination of the science and even better for the clients across the world who require behavioral services.
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ABA Tech and Florida Tech Launches the 2nd Edition RBT Course
by 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 you can register today.
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Telling Our Story: BCBAs in Schools
by Adam Hockman
BCBAs have an increasingly visible presence in public schools. While most work with special education populations, many still make their way into general education classrooms (inclusion, conducting FBAs). With improved funding for and awareness of behavior analytic services, each classroom becomes an avenue for impact.
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ABA Technologies Continues Martinez-Diaz’s Legacy of Support for Florida Tech School of Behavior Analysis
We are so pleased that Florida Tech School of Behavior Analysisannounced to its readers thatABA Technologies, Inc., under the leadership of Jose Martinez Diaz, has given over $2 million over the last eight years to the School of Behavior Analysis (SOBA) and the Scott Center for Autism Services.
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Has Behavior Analysis Developed Tunnel Vision?
A Florida Tech grad student describes how behavior analysis is more than just working with autism
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Analyzing Sources of Bias
From the moment we are born, we start interacting with our environment. A whimper is followed by getting picked up and access to food.
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Learning Through Play: A New CE Offering
by Adam Hockman
Pretend and imaginative play activities, like playing house and traveling in cardboard box spaceships, enrich cognitive and social development. Decades of research point to its impact and importance. Even researchers who arrive at contradictory conclusions about the benefits of play acknowledge it as a catalyst for expanding expressive language and social skills.
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9 Things You Didn’t Know About Generalization
Generalization is one of those areas in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) that is critical to the success of any child, student, and adult with autism or autism spectrum disorder. The concept of generalization is introduced in any college academic course when learning about how the scientific principles of behavior analysis apply to changes in human behavior.
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Generalization in Times of Crisis
… Fisher, Glover 2006). By using BST, we can assess caregivers' potential to implement behavioral procedures, as well as shaping their accuracy and reliability levels. These advantages are added to the idea of “making caregivers part of the … Fisher, Glover 2006). By using BST, we can assess caregivers' potential to implement behavioral procedures, as well as shaping their accuracy and reliability levels. These advantages are added to the idea of “making caregivers part of the …
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Jose Martinez-Diaz Honored at West Virginia University
by 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.
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The Tipping Scale: Customer Gratuity and Quality of Service
Servers and wait staff deal with it all--heavy trays, plates with strangers’ food remains rude customers and neck-breathing management. A treasure trove of memes, Facebook posts, and popular articles chronicle the often grotesque conditions of serving strangers a meal and cleaning up after them. Many people (even some of our readers) likely waited tables in high school, college, or now as a career.
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Guiding the Role of the RBT®
Your most important role as a supervisor is to get results for your clients, offering them optimal opportunities to improve their quality of life. As experts in the science of behavior analysis, you can get results by maximizing and supporting your most important asset—your people.
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