It's that time of year again for teachers- time to sit all day through interesting (or not so interesting) inservice days, time to create new lesson plans, time to physically set up a classroom, time to get mentally prepared for the first day of school.As a Behavior...

I am in dire need of a replacement behavior for eating lobster rolls. We have been in New England visiting good friends and eating some amazing lobster. Every day. Boiled lobster, cold lobster rolls, warm lobster rolls, lobster mac n cheese, lobster amazingness.... So...

Aba nerd alert I went to a casino today for the first time in years and all I could think about was the schedules of reinforcement on the slot machines! I was trying to count how many spins between wins of any size to determine if it was on a variable ratio schedule...

When working with clients, a potent reinforcer is crucial. How do you determine what is reinforcing to your clients? (Please say you do a reinforcer assessment/ survey for every client.) I like to try to find new and creative reinforcers for myself, my husband, my...

A behavioral cusp is any behavior change that brings an organism's behavior into contact with new contingencies that have far-reaching consequences.Last week I thought about myself riding a bicycle- something I do every day. Now, let's try a little harder. How do you...

A behavioral cusp is any behavior change that brings an organism's behavior into contact with new contingencies that have far-reaching  consequences.When creating Individual Treatment Plans or Individual Education Plans for the population we work with, what criteria...