Can I Speak My Home Language?
1 According to the most recent estimates of the Census Bureau, there are at least 350 languages spoken in U.S. homes. Recent data also tells us that the increasing prevalence …
Meaning has Arrived: An Example of Skinnerian Analysis of Verbal Behavior in Pop Culture
GUEST BLOG by: Einar T. Ingvarsson, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA Virginia Institute of Autism The movie Arrival (2016) tells the story of an alien life form visiting Earth for the …
Gearing Up for San Diego
There is excitement in the air as behavior analysts around the U.S. and abroad make their way to the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) annual convention in San Diego. …
Let’s Talk, Baby!
3 As behavior analysts, we think of language as a special type of behavior that involves an interaction between a speaker and a listener. Skinner (1957) defined verbal behavior as …