How do you Select Readings and other Sources for Teaching? Whether it is a textbook, articles, videos, or a combination of those, selecting sources to introduce behavior analysis to undergraduate students is critical for teaching. Learning and teaching basics of behavior analysis may occur in various contexts (e.g., online, in person, or hybrid courses, practical settings). The process of selecting sources to teach an introduction to behavior analysis can be fun and challenging. Keeping up with the research and advancements to provide a contemporary view of the field, while keeping some class ..read more

Sometimes the main thing I hope to accomplish with a blog post is to turn you on to something that’s fun to read. This is one of those times. If you’re at all a verbal behavior person, check out this easy-to-digest article with a linguistics theme from Atlas Obscura. Topic: the “Crispy R,” a minority pronunciation of the letter R that is hard to describe, but you’ll probably recognize it in a linked video that documents its pronunciation (or, go directly to this YouTube video, but be forewarned: the speaker demonstrating the sound is super annoying).  If the Crispy R is an onion, it has ..read more

1 PART TWO Guest Author: Janet S. Twyman1 Each post in this three-part series will contain a list of suggested guidelines to ponder. Part 1 covered universal considerations important for the ethical use of generative AI across many fields. Part 2, this post, covers more specific concerns directly relevant to behavior analysts and those doing similar research and practice. Part 3 addresses AI in organizations and systems and how this technology could affect organizational dynamics and ethics within a profession. Part 2: Ethical Considerations When Using Generative AI in Behavior Analytic Resea ..read more

This post was originally published on February 8, 2024. The fourth and final installment of the interview series described in this post has just beeen released on youtube. The series is essential viewing for anyone interested in verbal behavior and the place of behavior analysis in the broader scholarly community. You may not love everything Chomsky has to say. But everyone interested in spreading the gospel of behavior analysis needs to understand what others don’t get about the science of behavior — after all, we’re supposed to start with where the organism is, right? Chomsky is an importan ..read more

You need to add a widget, row, or prebuilt layout before you’ll see anything here. Introduction to the ABAI Practice Community Blog and Practice Board member co-author bios. Please note that this blog is co-written by members of the ABAI Practice Board.  In addition to the Practice Board member co-authors, today’s blog is co-authored by Sethe Zachman. We extend our appreciation for the individuals who shared their experiences and to Ximena Becerra for her contributions. ABAI Practice Board website. In the first three parts of the series on diagnoses, the lens through which we presented ..read more

In a  companion post I highlighted the 21st century behavior analysis articles that have had the most dissemination impact, as defined by the Altmetric Attention Score. Now let’s look at the articles that had the most scholarly impact, as defined in terms of citations. On December 15, 2023, I used the Altmetric Explorer app to examine the Dimensions Citations count for all articles published since 2000 in a variety of behavior analysis journals. [Please note that there are several different tools for tracking citations, and they all work somewhat differently. Results from the various too ..read more

1 Dear blog reader, Our next contribution is from the wonderful Dr Siri Ming. I first met Dr Ming last year in Brazil when she gave a number of incredible talks and workshops, in large part made possible by one of her supervisees, Dr Carolina Silveira de Almeida (who contributed a fantastic blog post of her own – click here) and Dr Joao de Almeida (who also contributed a lovely piece to this series on some of his and his colleagues efforts toward the dissemination of our science – click here). Although I had known of Siri’s impressive work in the field before then, what I was really struck by ..read more

in previous posts I’ve discussed how altmetric data (representing mentions of scholarly articles in non-scholarly sources like news stories, blogs, social media, public policy documents, and more) can be considered a measure of dissemination impact. These data show where people who are not scientists are paying attention to our science of behavior. The data aren’t by any means a complete picture of dissemination, the ultimate endpoint of which is for everyday people to demand and use what behavior analysis has to offer. But if that endpoint matters to us, we should by all means pay attention ..read more

In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances,profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer. — Mark Twain Here’s a behavioral curiosity: Swear words are generally regarded as taboo or socially inappropriate, yet every culture has them, and within a culture a majority of people swear. These are words we’re not supposed to say… but most of us say them anyway. That alone makes swearing fascinating, and I always thought the purpose of behavior analysis was to shed light on fascinating behavior. As Skinner (1956) sort of said in “Case history in scientific me ..read more

1 Steven C. Hayes is a Nevada Foundation Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of Nevada and President of the Institute for Better Health, a 45-year-old charitable organization that promotes quality in mental and behavioral health services. An author of 48 books and over 700 scientific articles, he is especially known for his work on Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS), Relational Frame Theory (RFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or Training (“ACT” in either case), and Process-Based Therapy. Dr. Hayes has received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Association for Behavi ..read more