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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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, ...

The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison ...