ABA Inside Track
Episode 86 - Behavioral Momentum w/ Dr. Bill Ahearn, Dr. Diana Parry-Cruwys, and Dr. Jackie MacDonald
22 May 2019
This week, we welcome returning guest, Dr. Bill Ahearn, to share in the "Gonna Be May" fun to discuss research related to behavioral momentum. And, in a behavior analytic podcast first, we discuss research with not one, not two, but three article authors! Remember, listeners, don't be scared of the behavioral momentum metaphor: Dr. Ahearn has faith in your abilities to understand it. Articles discussed this episode: MacDonald, J.M., Ahearn, W.H., Parry-Cruwys, D., Bancroft, S., & Dube, W.V. (2013). Persistence during extinction: Examining the effects of continuous and intermittent reinforcement on problem behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 46, 333-338. doi: 10.1002/jaba.3 Parry-Cruwys, D.E., Neal, C.M., Ahearn, W.H., Wheeler, E.E., Premchander, R., Loeb, M.B., & Dube, W.V. (2011). Resistance to disruption in a classroom setting. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 363-367. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-363 Ahearn, W.H., Clark, K.M., Gardenier, N.C., Chung, B.I., & Dube, W.V. (2003). Persistence of stereotypic behavior: Examining the effects of external reinforcers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36, 439-448. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2003.36-439 Nevin, J.A., Mandell, C., & Atak, J.R. (1983). The analysis of behavioral momentum. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 39, 49-59. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1983.39-49 Nevin, J.A. (1996). The momentum of compliance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 29, 535-547. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1996.29-535 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at [email protected] for further assistance.
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