57 Years of Searching Among Behaviorisms: A Memoir - Paper given by Verplanck on his scientific career in various sorts of behavior analysis. Really interesting history.
ABA COLOMBIA - El Asociacion colombiana para el avance de las ciencias del comportamiento tiene mas informacion de las escuella, servicios,y los grupos por hablan de los compartamientos inappropriada.
ABA Home Page - Association for Behavior Analysis. National organization for professionals and students of Behavior Analysis; information for publications, events and professional conferences.
Animal Reinforcement Forum (ARF) - Listserv for the discussion of behavioral principles as they are applied to the training and modification of animal behavior. Anyone interested in discussing or learning how behavior analysis is used to train animals is encouraged to join.
Animal Trainer's Guide to Operant Conditioning - Describes the science and terminology of operant conditioning and how it can be used in animal training. Explores the use of conditioned reinforcers and "clicker training", too.
APA Div 25: Experimental Analysis of Behavior - Among the APA divisions that advance psychology as a natural science, the Division for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior is perhaps unique in its emphasis on behavior as a subject matter in its own right. Website has nice list of Behavior Analysis Resources.
Applied Behavior Analysis Resources for Recovery from Autism/PDD/Hyperlexia - Resources for behavioral intervention for autism: research, professionals, schools, support groups, curriculum materials, and special education and legal resources.
Aubrey Daniels & Associates - Reinforcement-based management and safety consulting services.
Auburn University: Doctoral Program in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior - The Experimental Psychology program at Auburn University offers doctoral level training with an emphasis on behavior analysis and related disciplines. Our faculty are especially interested in strengthening points of contact with sound psychological research and with other natural sciences while building upon the solid scientific foundation provided by the experimental analysis of behavior. In applications, we emphasize and encourage linking basic and applied research.
B. F. Skinner Biography - Brief overview of his life and work.
B. F. Skinner Foundation - The B. F. Skinner Foundation was established in 1987 to publish significant literary and scientific works in the analysis of behavior and to educate both professionals and the public about the science of behavior. Documents on Skinner, publications, images and audio recordings, and a self-paced program of instruction in behavior analysis.
Behavior Analysis & Therapy Program, Southern Illinois University - Devoted to empirically-based development and application of learning principles to human needs that arise from developmental, psychological, social, or medical disabilities. The graduate of the program is prepared to assess the needs of individuals, assist those individuals in acquiring skills to maximize their capabilities, evaluate effectiveness of interventions, and teach other service providers techniques for assessment, training, and evaluation.
Behavior Analysis (Tom Donaldson) - Tom's home page shows that a career in behavior analysis can get sidetracked by those seductive computers found in the behavior lab. But he's maintained an excellent webpage that links to Internet resources on behavior analysis.
Behavior Analysis at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - UWM offers an MS specialization in behavior analysis as well as a Ph.D. with a concentration in conditioning and learning. The behavior analytic faculty include: Alan Baron, Marshall Dermer, Jay Moore, and Douglas Woods. The department provides assistantships for doctoral students.
Behavior Analysis Dept., U. of North Texas - Masters program. Preparation for work in schools, universities, human service settings, business and industry, and government agencies. Clients range from children with autism, to students with academic skills deficits, to entire companies that are having employee performance problems.
Behavior Analysis Graduate Program at California State University, Stanislaus - Offers a Masters of Science Degree in Behavior Analysis. 52 unit program has courses in Behavioral Assessment, Conceptual Issues in Behavior Analysis, Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Behavior Analysis in the Clasroom, Child Clinical and others. There are several paid internships available. The Behavior Analysis program has 5 tenured faculty who earned their PhD degrees from well known behavioral departments (Western Michigan University, SUNY at Stonybrook and West Virginia University). Applications are accepted twice per academic year.
Behavior Analysis Internet Resources - Nice collection of links.
Behavior Analysis Resources - Annoted links; very helpful.
Behavior Analysis, Inc - Behavioral Education, Training, Treatment and Consultation by Dr. Vince Carbone
Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc. - A nonprofit corporation established pursuant to the identification of credentialing needs by the Association for Behavior Analysis, agencies within several state governments, and consumers of behavior analysis services. The main purpose is to develop, promote, and implement a voluntary national certification program for behavior analyst practitioners.
Behavior Analysts, Inc. - Behavior Analysts, Inc., seeks to provide high-quality, effective interventions for children with developmental disabilities, and to provide training to other professionals in the delivery of these services.
Behavior by Bailey - Workshops and contact information for Marian Breland-Bailey and Bob Bailey.
Behavior Development Solutions - Behavior Development Solutions is the maker of the CBA Learning Module Series--a computer-based training program designed to prepare individuals to take the Certified Behavior Analyst exam.
Behavioral Science Technology, Inc - Resource for people interested in behavioral safety, injury prevention, behavior-based quality and other applications of behavioral technology. News, results data, articles, discussion groups and listings of seminars and BST products.
Behavioral solutions for performance management in business by Divaker Ltd. - Behavioral management methods for continuous improvement in safety, compliance, quality, productivity, cost control, change management, positive motivation systems and customer & employee loyalty.
Behavioral Technology Today - Web-based journal about the application of the results of behavioral research to problems of general public concern. Written for understandability.
Behaviorism Tutorial: Athabasca University - Free online introductory tutorial on Behaviorism. Focuses on the distinction between methodological and radical behaviourism. Fun quiz at end.
Behaviorists For Social Responsibility - Contingencies shape and maintain behavior that affects individual choices, social justice, and environmental protection. The search for contingencies that enhance these outcomes, instead of ignoring them, is a concern of this site.
Behaviour Analysis Resources (Athabasca University) - Annotated list of Behavior Analysis resources maintained by "Canada's Open University", Athabasca University.
California Association for Behavior Analysis - Represents and promotes the interests of the Behavior Analysis profession. Information about the CalABA Legislative Agenda, current political commentary, access to laws and regulations, and information about legislators, state agencies and other governmental operations.
Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies - Rich set of resources for research, professional advancement, and applications to education, industry, and special populations.
Click-l - Companion website to the click-l mailing list. Clicker Training, based on Karen Pryor's book, "Don't Shoot the Dog", is about using a bridge (secondary reinforcer) to shape behavior. Check out "Gems" section in particular.
Clinical Solutions - Clinical Solutions is the developers of Behavioral Graphing 99, a computerized graphing solution which supports the graphing conventions of applied behavior analysis.
Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children - A Maryland based non-for-profit organization that offers services ranging from early intervention to vocational training programs for people affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Comprehensive Application of Behavioral Analysis to Schooling - This systems approach to schooling is a registered trademark developed and held by Dr. R. Douglas Greer of Columbia University Teachers College. The site provides information about a behavioral model of schooling that draws on the experimental and applied branches of the science of behavior. Information about the model and the schools offering it are available here.
Continuous Learning Group, Inc. - International organizational behavior management (OBM) consulting firm offers executive coaching, leadership support, customized training, curriculum development, team development, mergers and acquisition integration, and more.
Council for Children with Behavior Disorders - An international professional organization dedicated to improving educational practices for children with emotional and behavior disorders.
eBehavior.org - Resources relating to, and promotion of, the application of Behavior Analysis to behavior via interactive electronic media, such as in eCommerce, ePlay, eMail, and distance learning.
Experimental Analysis of Behavior graduate program at UCSD - The Ph. D. graduate program at the University of California, San Diego trains behavior analysts for careers in both the experimental analysis of behavior and in applied behavior analysis. The program emphasizes individual research.
Florida Association for Behavior Analysis (FABA) - FABA is the state-wide organization for the promotion and support of the effective and ethical application of behavioral principles.
Florida Institute of Technology, Applied Behavior Analysis Master's Program - Prepares graduates for employment as Certified Behavior Analysts in private, community, and state agencies. The 48 semester credit hour program can be taken on a full- or part-time basis.
Florida State U., Panama City Campus: Masters, Applied Behavior Analysis - The Master of Science degree in Psychology with a specialty in Applied Behavior Analysis is offered only at the Panama City Campus. Graduates of this program are prepared for employment as Certified Behavior Analysts in private, community, and state agencies. A minimum of 36 hours of psychology courses is required including six semester hours of behavior analysis practicum. This is a part-time, non-thesis program with a comprehensive exam at the end. Completion time for the degree will depend on when the student enters the program in relation to the course offerings.
Glossary of Terms for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior - Glossary of basic terms of Behavior Analysis, plus definitional quotations from classic works.
Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis - IABA is an organization that advances the use of non-aversive, person-centered procedures in the field of challenging behavior. This site offers a number of publications for professionals as resources and guides to applying positive reinforcement procedures to facilitate behavior change.
Japanese Association for Behavior Analysis - Dedicated to promoting the experimental, theoretical, and applied analysis of behavior. Holds an annual convention, publishes the Japanese Journal of Behavior Analysis (J-JBA) and a newsletter (J-ABA News), as well as actively collaborating with other academic societies in Japan and promoting international exchanges.
Joint Control Home page - Abstracts of published articles and presented papers on joint control. Highly technical. Application of Skinner's concepts of verbal behavior to a rigorous, behavioral description of those human performances commonly ascribed to hypothesized psychological processes of perception, cognition, MMMMMM, problem solving, and goal orientation.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis - Psychology journal that publishes research about applications of Behavior Analysis to problems of social importance.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior - JEAB is a psychology journal primarily for the original publication of experiments relevant to the behavior of individual organisms. It also publishes reviews and book reports.
Links of interest to behavior analysts - Great annotated list of links to journals, organizations, and websites of interest to behavior analysts.
Los Horcones: A Walden Two community - A Walden Two community (after the book by Fred Skinner) founded in 1973. Los Horcones is an experimental culture. It functions as a social laboratory where cultural practices or macrocontingencies are scientifically studied from a behavioral analytic perspective.
Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis - Published by the Mexican Society of Behavior Analysis. The MJBA publishes original basic or applied research reports relevant to the behavior of animals or humans. Review or theoretical articles are also considered for publication. Publishes in either Spanish or English and includes abstracts in both languages.
New Century Educational Software - Provides computer-assisted learning programs for students of all ages. In collaboration with B.F. Skinner, was a pioneer in the field of individualized instruction. Some instruction was developed, under contract, by Julie Vargas, Donald Cook, and other behaviorally oriented educators.
New York Autism Network - This site funded by the New York State Education Department is dedicated to providing ongoing support to families and professionals, developing regional networks, providing technical assistance, and conducting conferences related to pervasive developmental disorders.
New York State Association for Behavior Analysis - This state chapter of the Association for Behavior Analysis provides information about annual conventions, publications, workshops and other year round activities in the state of New York.
Northwestern Association for Behavior Analysis - An independent, non-profit, professional organization affiliated with the Association for Behavior Analysis. NWABA serves the northwestern United States and western Canada.
Organization for Reinforcement Contingencies with Animals (ORCA) - ORCA is an animal training group for undergraduate and graduate students at the University of North Texas. Projects include such organizations as the Gainesville Zoo, SPCA of Dallas, and Humane Society of Denton.
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes - Features articles that describe original empirical research and theoretical developments in all areas of human decision processes and organizational psychology.
Performance Management - General information on and description of performance management, plus articles, newsletter, book reviews, links to international performance management consultancies.
Positive Reinforcement: A Self-Instructional Exercise - Online tutorial on positive reinforcement. Also serves as an example of the self-instructional "distance learning" exercises used in many Athabasca University (Canada) courses.
Quality Safety Edge - Consulting company uses behavior analysis and research in achieving quality and safety goals for companies.
Reinforcing Behaviour Therapy - Article written "to strip the confusion surrounding behaviour therapy and to explain its scientific base." Not entirely based on science.
Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis, Inc. (SABA) - Nonprofit organiziation devoted to the welfare and future of behavior analysis.
Software for Animal Behaviour Analysis - Software tools for behavioural biologists. Current offerings run on a Palm Pilot and help you track where the animal goes and what it does.
Some Internet Resources in Behavior Analysis - Very click-able. Not primarily about behavior analysis, but some stuff.
St. Cloud State University: Masters in Applied Behavior Analysis - The Master of Science in applied psychology: behavior analysis program offers academic and professional training in applied behavior analysis, with applications in areas such as developmental disabilities, behavior therapy, addictive behavior, behavioral pharmacology, health psychology, organizational behavior analysis, or the experimental analysis of behavior.
Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis - Place for Tennessee's Behavior Analysts to network and exchange information. The purpose of TABA is to promote the analytical science of behavior and its associated technologies within the State of Tennessee.
Texas Association for Behavior Analysis - TxABA is a regional affiliate of ABA and sponsors an annual conference in March. News, jobs for behavior analysts, code of ethics, and links to Behavior Analysis resources.
The Analysis of Verbal Behavior - Primarily for the original publication of papers relevant to a behavioral analysis of verbal behavior.
The Behavior Analysis Laboratory, Florida International University - Dedicated to the experimental analysis of behavior and the application of empirically derived principles of behavior to improve human lives. The research program is centered on symbolic learning in humans and animals other than humans.
The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis - This website is a direct link to the highly recognized professional research journal with online abstracts, and research submission information.
The New School for the Learning Sciences - A not-for-profit professional graduate school specializing in human learning, training, development, and human performance. Courses are primarily Web based (distance learning).
The Society for Quantatative Analysis of Behavior (SQAB) - This website is dedicated to the analysis of human behavior through effective quantatative research.
Tracksys software for behavioural analysis - Traksys develops and markets software for behavioural analysis including sports science, entomology, psychology, market research and ergonomics. Academic and other large research organisations are buyers and co-developers.
University of Florida Department of Psychology - The area of Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB) functions within the Department of Psychology to provide instruction and training, and to conduct research. Students are offered instruction and mentorship from faculty and affiliated faculty, and may choose to emphasize programs of study and research in various areas of behavior analysis including behavioral pharmacology, choice, developmental disabilities, behavioral medicine, and instructional technology, among others. Research laboratories are located both on and off campus and involve applied and basic research with humans and nonhumans.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County - The UMBC program for training applied behavior analysts will be responsive to the increasing call for such services and fills a gap in the availability of such programs in the mid-Atlantic region. The UMBC Psychology Department will be developing and maintaining this program together with the Behavioral Psychology Department at the Kennedy-Krieger Institute.
University of Nevada's Psychology Department - UNR Psychology Department has had a long history in behavior analysis beginning with Willard F. Day who founded and edited the journal Behaviorism here.
USF Behavior Analysis home page - University of South Florida's programs; resources in behavior analysis.
Verbal Behavior Special Interest Group - VB-SIG is part of the Association for Behavior Analysis, and is dedicated to the study of "language" from a behavior analytic point of view.
West Virginia University: Doctoral Program in Behavior Analysis - The Behavior Analysis program faculty train students in basic research, theory, and applications of behavior principles. Through research, course work, and practica, students develop skills in the experimental analysis of animal and human behavior, as well as a strong methodological and conceptual background for developing behavioral technologies. The basic, conceptual, and applied areas are integrated in the curriculum, however, a student may emphasize either basic or applied research.
Western Michigan University: Doctoral Programs in Applied and Experimental Analysis of Behavior - The Experimental Analysis of Behavior Doctoral Program is designed to prepare students for a career in research or college teaching. Students in this program spend much of their time engaging in research with the support of faculty mentors. Research interests of faculty in the program include behavioral pharmacology, learning processes, and verbal behavior.
Wyomissing Behavior Analysts, Ltd. - Behavior analysis and support for mental retardation and geriatric populations. Includes articles on behavior support, samples of procedures, and information on evaluating capacity.