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Trudy Georgio
Sep 24, 20232 min read
Tact Extensions Comin' in Hot!
In B.F. Skinner's "Verbal Behavior," Chapter 5 focuses on tacts, which are a type of verbal behavior where an individual labels or...
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Trudy Georgio
Sep 19, 20234 min read
Telling Time Using Time Delay!
Time delay procedures are a valuable instructional technique in education and behavioral intervention to promote independent learning and...
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Tru Behavior Development
Dec 16, 20225 min read
Nine Questions to Ask When Prioritizing Behaviors
Nine Questions to Ask When Prioritizing Behaviors You are placed with a new client with multiple maladaptive behaviors. Where do you...
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Trudy Georgio
Nov 21, 20222 min read
Mentoring the New Generation
There is one key defining difference between a mentorship and a supervisory relationship, the most salient being that a successful...
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Trudy Georgio
Jun 4, 20223 min read
RFT: Show me the Money!
Relational Frame Theory (RFT) attempts to explain how human language and cognition develop by relating concepts to each other through three
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Tru Behavior Development
Mar 28, 20222 min read
The Sandwich.
“Feedback and positive reinforcement form the most powerful combination of techniques you can use to bring out the best in people”-...
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Trudy Georgio
Mar 28, 20222 min read
Lag Schedules of Reinforcement and Response Variability: A Love Story
By Trudy E. Georgio, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA Why is variability important? The operant nature of variability has important implications....
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Tru Behavior Development
Feb 6, 20227 min read
How I used Data to Study for the Exam – Building Fluency
In my previous blog post “How I used Data to Study for the Exam – What to Study?”, I talked about how I used data to determine what to...
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Tru Behavior Development
Jan 23, 20224 min read
Rule Governed Behavior vs. Driving In the Out Entrance
In Selection by Consequences, Skinner (1981) explains human behavior as a joint product of three levels of selection: 1. Natural...
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Trudy Georgio
Dec 29, 20213 min read
Habit Reversal Training: Stop Picking!
By Trudy E. Georgio, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA Stop Fingernail Picking? How do I do that? Habit Reversal! Confession: I am a picker. A fingernail...
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Trudy Georgio
Dec 29, 20213 min read
Punisher Assessments: Why and How?
By Trudy E. Georgio, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA The use of punishment procedures in the field of applied behavior analysis is controversial....
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Trudy Georgio
Dec 29, 20213 min read
Sage or Quartz? Reinforcer Assessments
Reinforcer Assessments What is the difference between a preference assessment and a reinforcer assessment? Choice versus function; Only...
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Trudy Georgio
Dec 29, 20213 min read
What is a Behavior Trap?
By Trudy E. Georgio, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA When training for maintenance of behavior change it is imperative that we program to maximize...
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Trudy Georgio
Dec 29, 20212 min read
Response Generalization or Stimulus Generalization?
Ask yourself R-Gen or S-Gen? By Trudy E. Georgio, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA In Skinner’s selection by consequences he discusses that for selection...
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Tru Behavior Development
Dec 25, 20212 min read
Factors Affecting Stimulus Control: Stop in the Name of Salience!
What is stimulus salience (besides something fun to say)? Let's take a step back and talk about stimulus control. Stimulus control is...
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Trudy Georgio
Dec 25, 20213 min read
BCBA Exam Test tip: Get active with active recall!
Research suggests that active recall is an effective study strategy; here's how to incorporate active recall methods into studying!
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Trudy Georgio
Nov 11, 20215 min read
SE & AI: Stimulus Equivalence & Artificial Intelligence
The study of derived stimulus relations from a behavior analytic account has enriched the understanding of human language and cognition...
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