Democracy is a Reinforcer. People Forego One Reinforcer for Others All The Time.
Gorking out on tyranny
The Human-Neanderthal Bottleneck: Did Relational Capabilities Make the Difference?
Did relational framing arise with homo sapiens?
Introducing bell hooks to teachers of behavior analysis
8 bell hooks (1952-2021) born Gloria Jean Watkins, was a scholar, educator, feminist, activist and so much more. hook was a Distinguished Professor at Berea College, KY, which houses the …
Loose Ends
Some bonus interesting somethings.
Calling People Out Versus Calling Them In
“Friend” as a contextual concept.
Modest Proposal
How less is more.
ABA’s Eighth Dimension
Baer, Wolf, and Risley came up one short.
Merging Perspectives for a Stronger Science
Dear blog reader, This month we are joined by Breanna Lee, a doctoral candidate at Ulster University in Northern Ireland. Breanna’s trajectory to this point has been a fascinating one, …
Hippos, Narcissists, and Rabbit Pellets: Writing Tips for Sea Turtles… er, Students
A more or less functional approach.
Behavior Analysis and the Analysis of Culture:
Glenn – On the Evolution of Culture Jeff Kupfer, Ph.D., BCBA-D and Ron Allen, Ph.D., BCBA-D University of Colorado and Simmons University The U.S. culture is in a tailspin and …
On Learned Beliefs about Regularities in Evaluations and Judgments
5 Dear blog reader, After a brief hiatus, we are back with a vengeance and joined by Dr. Simone Mattavelli. I first met Simone back when I was doing my …
The Power of Preference: Enhancing Functional Communication Training Through Learner and Caregiver Collaboration
Guest Blog post by: Cynthia Livingston, Ph.D., BCBA-D; Alexandra Cicero, M.A., BCBA; and Grace Lafo, M.S., CF-SLP Cynthia Livingston, Ph.D., BCBA-D is an assistant professor in the Severe Behavior Department at …