In B.F. Skinner's "Verbal Behavior," Chapter 5 focuses on tacts, which are a type of verbal behavior where an individual labels or...

Time delay procedures are a valuable instructional technique in education and behavioral intervention to promote independent learning and...

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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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...

By Trudy E. Georgio, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA The use of punishment procedures in the field of applied behavior analysis is controversial....

Reinforcer Assessments What is the difference between a preference assessment and a reinforcer assessment? Choice versus function; Only...

By Trudy E. Georgio, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA When training for maintenance of behavior change it is imperative that we program to maximize...

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...

Research suggests that active recall is an effective study strategy; here's how to incorporate active recall methods into studying!