Scholarly publications
Includes peer reviewed journals within and adjacent to behavior analysis
(Starred journals available to BCBAs through the BACB portal)
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis *
11/12 Kim, J. Y., Morris, C., Ellsworth, M. E., Liu, X., & Seacord, N. F. (2024). Choice versus no choice: Practical considerations for increasing choices. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.2920
(Open access) In a literature review of 38 articles, the authors found manipulations of the magnitude of choice, the timing of choice, and the delay to choice, and that preference shifted with history of reinforcement and other factors
11/15 Davidson, R. M., Traxler, H. K., DeFulio, A., Redish, A. D., Royle, J. A., & Gass, H. P. (2024). Contingency management for monosubstance use disorders: Systematic review and assessment of predicted versus obtained effects. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.2922
Contingency management is very successful. With cocaine usage, it overperforms (in terms of cost/benefit); with cigarette usage, it underperforms. This suggests that rewards alone are not the only factor in CM success
Behavior Analysis in Practice
11/12 de los Santos, M., Hernández Eslava, V., Ávila, M. et al. Regulation of Behavior Analysis in 15 Countries of Latin America: Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities for Implementation of the Science. Behav Analysis Practice (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-01004-1
Countries described include Mexico, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Chile, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, and Argentina
11/13 Bourland, G., Wilczynski, S., Guercio, J. et al. We Have a Behavior Analyst Licensure Law. Can’t We Relax Now?. Behav Analysis Practice (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-01013-0
The authors discuss the finer points of licensure
Behavior and Social Issues
11/11 Schulz, J.A., Slanzi, C.M., Weinsztok, S.C. et al. Guest Editorial: Integrating Public Health and Behavioral Science to Improve Population Health. Behav. Soc. Iss. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-024-00189-y
11/12 Angelo, H.V.B.R., Andery, M.A.P.A. Reinforcement of Majority and Minority Conformity in a Single-Subject Design. Behav. Soc. Iss. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-024-00187-0
In a study with college students, a group was set up to judge the majority color in an image, with equal black and white. When conformity with a majority was reinforced, conformity was typically shaped; conformity with a minority did not result as often, especially if conformity with a majority was reinforced first (sequence effect)
11/15 Cihon, T.M., Mattaini, M.A., Rakos, R.F. et al. Editorial: Identifying Barriers for Behavior Scientists Working on Social Issues. Behav. Soc. Iss. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-024-00190-5
Behavior Modification *
11/14 Liu, R., Gerow, S., Lory, C., McGinnis, K., & Cosottile, D. (2024). Caregiver-Implemented Interventions to Improve Daily Living Skills for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review. Behavior Modification, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455241296514
In a literature review, 20 high quality articles were found, and conclusions include: BST was the most common method to teach caregivers, vocal prompt is the most common prompt taught, continuous reinforcement is the most common schedule, and 86% of studies showed improvement in daily living skills
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior *
11/14 Murphy, J. G., Acuff, S. F., Buck, A. C., Campbell, K. W., & MacKillop, J. (2024). Reward deprivation is associated with elevated alcohol demand in emerging adults. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.4229
The authors find, through an analysis of activity levels of binge drinkers, that boredom increases binge drinking. They suggest that treatments for binge drinking involve environmental enrichment
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions *
11/12 Taylor, A. L., Hemmeter, M. L., Ledford, J., Granger, K. L., Reimers, A. C., & Basler, S. J. (2024). An Adaptation of Stay Play Talk for Young Children Who Exhibit Social Withdrawal. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007241276559
Extremely shy preschoolers are at risk for future problems socially and academically. An intervention called Stay Play Talk was used on 3 preschoolers, which increased their social play
The Analysis of Verbal Behavior
11/11 Barry, D., Neufeld, J. & Stewart, I. Teaching Nonarbitrary Temporal Relational Responding in Adolescents with Autism. Analysis Verbal Behav (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40616-024-00210-w
Three autistic adolescents were taught nonarbitrary temporal relations (e.g., time-based relationships such as a sequence of events) using multiple exemplar training, which maintained and generalized
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
11/12 Romani, P.W., Luehring, M.C., Koerner, A.M. et al. Characterization and Outcomes of Profoundly and Non-profoundly Autistic Individuals Admitted to a Specialized Psychiatric Inpatient Unit. J Autism Dev Disord (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06640-8
Patients with profound autism in an inpatient psychiatric treatment program were found to have more challenging and self-stimulatory behavior, more automatically reinforced behavior, and less behavior change than other admissions
Journal of Behavioral Education
11/11 John, J.T., Skinner, C.H., Price, C. et al. Extending Research on the Interspersal Procedure: More Effort Versus Greater Reinforcement Rates. J Behav Educ (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-024-09573-5
College students were given a computer-based math assignment with 15 challenging problems, interspersed with 5, 15, or 45 easy problems. After 5 minutes, they could choose which assignment to work on, and rank the difficulty of their last choice. 66% of students ranked the assignment with 45 easy problems as being the easiest and consuming the least amount of time, despite having more problems, which the authors believe means that task interspersal makes tasks seem easier and perhaps that completing problems is a reinforcer
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
11/13 Evaluating the Core Processes of a Hybrid Trauma-Informed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for College Students
(In press) Psychological flexibility, awareness, and cognitive fusion predicted mental health, which was improved by an online ACT treatment
11/14 UNDERSTANDING SUICIDAL IDEATION THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY AND INFLEXIBILITY: A NETWORK ANALYSIS PERSPECTIVE
(In press) THE ITALIANS CONDUCT CBS RESEARCH WITH A LOT OF SCREAMING. Cognitive fusion contributes most to inflexibility, and self-as-context contributes most to flexibility
Book publications
Textbooks, handbooks, manuals, or mass-market
New Harbinger
ACT and Applied Behavior Analysis: A Practical Guide to Ensuring Better Behavior Outcomes Using Acceptance and Commitment Training, Thomas Szabo
Elsevier
Training Human Service Staff: Evidence-Based Strategies for Promoting Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Trainee Acceptance, Reid & Green
A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior, Jessel & Sturmey
Routledge
Talk Behavior to Me: The Routledge Dictionary of the Top 150 Behavior Analytic Terms and Translations, Kendall Samuel
The Behavior of Social Justice: Applying Behavior Analysis to Understand and Challenge Injustice, Parks et al.
Handbook of Organizational Performance, Volume I: Foundations and Advances, Edited by Douglas Johnson & C Merle Johnson
Psychology Essentials for Behavior Analysts, Edited by Toby & Ranade
Writing Skills for Behavior Analysts: A Practical Guide for Students and Clinicians, Edited by Reinecke, Knihtila, Papazian, Heyman & Bratton
Behavior Modification: What It Is and How To Do It, Martin & Pear
Sloan publishing
When Text Speaks: Learning to Read & Reading to Learn, Ross & Greer
Reflections on Behaviorism and Society: Extended Edition, 2024, B. F. Skinner
Ethics: Proactive and Practical Decision Making for Behavior Analysts, LeBlanc & Karsten
Perspectives on Neurodiversity and Belonging: Reflections for Behavior Analysts, Dyer, Weiss, Tereshko, & Linnehan (eds.)
2023: A list here
Podcasts
ABA Inside Track
Episode 292 - Scary Grab Bags to Tell in the Dark
Behavior Analysis in Practice BAPCast
S7E10: Finding a Meaningful Career Using Organizational Behavior Management with Nicole Gravina & Byron Wine
Behavioral Observations
What are Open Science Practices and Why do they Matter? Inside JABA 21
Blogs
Generally these are produced by professionals
ABAI blogs
The Hall of Really Good People in Behavior Analysis: Shahla Alai-Rosales
Licensing & professional organizations
CASP
From Concept to Practice: CASP's ABA Session Note Templates
Watch a 1 hour presentation, get 1 CE, and then get the official CASP SOAP note template
Business world
Autism services, behavioral health, etc.
DEA Extends Telehealth Flexibilities Through 2025
This is good...for telehealth businesses, probably? In reading about it, it's not clear at all if it helps patients. We'll all laugh about this someday when we're lining up to access GrokAI's ScriptoBot TM that sprays atomized viagra on-demand into our expectant eyes
Who Does the Accrediting? New Autism Therapy Regulation Highlights Big Question for the Industry
MassHealth requires ABA providers to be accredited, and there are only two accrediting organizations: the BHCOE and the ACQ. BHCOE is for-profit and is now a business consultant as Jade Health. So, let's hope the eventual government intervention isn't too disruptive
Accidentally behavior analysis
A mainstream news article that relates to behavior analysis
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis, The Atlantic
Lucy Calkins authored a curriculum that was very popular. It was popular due to politics – it stressed learning to love reading without drilling kids with boring phonics lessons. But in a strange turn of events, “the science of reading” has become a part of pop culture, and her curriculum is suddenly out of style. What about the rest of her career?
Continuing education
UPCOMING:
BehaviorLive has a list of events, some of which are free: 11/19 (SUP), 11/20 (SUP),
Flashback
BF Skinner: “With a different organization to society as a whole, the old style family would not any longer be needed.”
What Skinner thought of A Clockwork Orange. What he thought of Chomsky. He thought the title “Beyond Freedom and Dignity” was intended to be provocative. He thought the family may not be necessary. Read the original interview on HathiTrust, or a cleaned up text version here.