Culturo-Behavior Science Practicum: Analyses and Intervention in Multi-Level ContextsBehavior and Social Issues - Tập 31 - Trang 327-342 - 2022
Mark P. Alavosius, Brett W. Gelino, Richard F. Rakos
The Association for Behavior Analysis International established a Verified Course Sequence (VCS) for Culturo-Behavior Science (CBS) that covers core concepts, procedures, and methodologies necessary to analyze and intervene in system-level social problems. However, the experiential practicum component lacks defined competency criteria; not surprisingly, the handful of current CBS practica also lac...... hiện toàn bộ
Human-Animal Interaction in a Prison Setting: Impact on Criminal Behavior, Treatment Progress, and Social SkillsBehavior and Social Issues - Tập 16 - Trang 89-105 - 2007
Angela Krom Fournier, E. Scott Geller, Elizabeth V. Fortney
This quasi-experimental field study evaluated the effects of a forensic human-animal interaction (HAI) program on the criminal behavior of prison inmates. The study assessed the impact of the HAI program using between-subject methods and analyses. A total of 48 male inmates participated in the research by allowing researchers access to their institutional files and completing self-report measures....... hiện toàn bộ
Brazilian Presidential Pronouncements in the Pandemic: Effectiveness in Crisis Communication and Rule PropertiesBehavior and Social Issues - Tập 30 - Trang 428-445 - 2021
Natália Santos Marques, João Aristides Tomaz de Almeida
This work analyzed the six official statements of the president of Brazil that were broadcast on radio and television during the first 4 months of COVID-19 contamination in the country, regarding the efficacy in communicating the crisis and dimensions of rules. We observed a higher frequency of ineffective excerpts in the statements, especially in the categories “effective fear incitement” and “re...... hiện toàn bộ
Goal Setting with Latinx Families of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Case StudiesBehavior and Social Issues - Tập 31 - Trang 194-214 - 2022
Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, Fabricio Balcazar, Mariana Garcia Torres, Claudia Garcia, Dalmina L. Arias
Behavioral community psychology focuses on studying issues that matter to communities, unpacking contextual factors that impact people’s behaviors, and identifying strategies to address such issues. Goal setting is one such strategy often used by behavioral psychologists. Grounded in the values of behavioral community psychology and a behavior analysis paradigm, this study illustrated two case stu...... hiện toàn bộ
Experimental Analysis of Macrocontingencies and Metacontingencies Between Group CompetitionBehavior and Social Issues - Tập 32 - Trang 360-375 - 2023
Kalliu Carvalho Couto, Mohsen Bahari, Anne-Lise Stokken, Lucas Couto de Carvalho, Ingunn Sandaker
Metacontingencies describe a functional relationship between interlocking behavioral contingencies that produce an aggregate product and a selecting environment. Various metacontingency procedures employ operant contingencies and metacontingencies concurrently to investigate participant’s choices to engage in a behavior as a function of either the magnitude or frequency of consequences. However, l...... hiện toàn bộ