For a toddler, getting attention from a parent — even one who's yelling and getting upset — can reinforce a behavior just as ...

A Universal, Mechanistic, and Testable Framework for Measuring Alignment, Coherence, and Consequence Across Human Behavior and social Structures The Law of Alignment measures reality, not intention.

In my last post, I examined what the ABC approach is and how to evaluate the antecedents and consequences that may be influencing or causing unwanted behaviors in dementia. In this post, I will review ...

We can change undesirable behavior habits. The earlier we intervene, the greater the impact. This article describes the late neuroscientist Jeremy Richman’s journey of discovery about how to do this ...

B. F. Skinner, the founder of the research and scholarship domain of applied behavioral science (ABS), communicated and validated the basic but profound principle––selection by consequences. Indeed, ...

I used to finish every sentence with “you know?” It was a habit that drove my mom nuts. She talked to me about it — a lot. But when she started saying “No, I don’t know,” every time I said it, she ...

On parent is candidly sharing their son's poor behavior and the consequences from Carnival Cruise Line after damage to an ...

CBS vowed Wednesday to take action if contestants on the reality show "Big Brother" continue to engage in "inappropriate behavior and offensive comments." The network released a statement following an ...