Tact Extensions Comin' in Hot!
In B.F. Skinner's "Verbal Behavior," Chapter 5 focuses on tacts, which are a type of verbal behavior where an individual labels or...
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Trudy Georgio
- Sep 19
- 4 min
Telling Time Using Time Delay!
Time delay procedures are a valuable instructional technique in education and behavioral intervention to promote independent learning and...
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Tru Behavior Development
- Dec 16, 2022
- 5 min
Nine Questions to Ask When Prioritizing Behaviors
Nine Questions to Ask When Prioritizing Behaviors You are placed with a new client with multiple maladaptive behaviors. Where do you...
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Trudy Georgio
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
Mentoring the New Generation
There is one key defining difference between a mentorship and a supervisory relationship, the most salient being that a successful...
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Trudy Georgio
- Jun 4, 2022
- 3 min
RFT: Show me the Money!
Relational Frame Theory (RFT) attempts to explain how human language and cognition develop by relating concepts to each other through three
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Tru Behavior Development
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
The Sandwich.
“Feedback and positive reinforcement form the most powerful combination of techniques you can use to bring out the best in people”-...
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Trudy Georgio
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
Lag Schedules of Reinforcement and Response Variability: A Love Story
By Trudy E. Georgio, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA Why is variability important? The operant nature of variability has important implications....
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Tru Behavior Development
- Feb 6, 2022
- 7 min
How I used Data to Study for the Exam – Building Fluency
In my previous blog post “How I used Data to Study for the Exam – What to Study?”, I talked about how I used data to determine what to...
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Tru Behavior Development
- Jan 23, 2022
- 4 min
Rule Governed Behavior vs. Driving In the Out Entrance
In Selection by Consequences, Skinner (1981) explains human behavior as a joint product of three levels of selection: 1. Natural...
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Trudy Georgio
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
Habit Reversal Training: Stop Picking!
By Trudy E. Georgio, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA Stop Fingernail Picking? How do I do that? Habit Reversal! Confession: I am a picker. A fingernail...
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Trudy Georgio
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
Punisher Assessments: Why and How?
By Trudy E. Georgio, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA The use of punishment procedures in the field of applied behavior analysis is controversial....
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Trudy Georgio
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
Sage or Quartz? Reinforcer Assessments
Reinforcer Assessments What is the difference between a preference assessment and a reinforcer assessment? Choice versus function; Only...
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Trudy Georgio
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
What is a Behavior Trap?
By Trudy E. Georgio, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA When training for maintenance of behavior change it is imperative that we program to maximize...
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Trudy Georgio
- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min
Response Generalization or Stimulus Generalization?
Ask yourself R-Gen or S-Gen? By Trudy E. Georgio, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA In Skinner’s selection by consequences he discusses that for selection...
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Tru Behavior Development
- Dec 25, 2021
- 2 min
Factors Affecting Stimulus Control: Stop in the Name of Salience!
What is stimulus salience (besides something fun to say)? Let's take a step back and talk about stimulus control. Stimulus control is...
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Trudy Georgio
- Dec 25, 2021
- 3 min
BCBA Exam Test tip: Get active with active recall!
Research suggests that active recall is an effective study strategy; here's how to incorporate active recall methods into studying!
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Trudy Georgio
- Nov 11, 2021
- 5 min
SE & AI: Stimulus Equivalence & Artificial Intelligence
The study of derived stimulus relations from a behavior analytic account has enriched the understanding of human language and cognition...
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