Obituary and remembrances
Obituary and remembrances
By William H. Ahearn,
The New England Center for Children,
Northeastern University
Dietary interventions for developmental and learning disabilities have been controversial for decades. When a child presents with a metabolic disorder, it often follows that diet may be a critically important variable. However, the Feingold diet was widely touted as a "cure" for ADHD, but the data did not back it up. Now, the same diet approach has been suggested for autism. Bill Ahearn argues that "because children with ASDs are prone to selective eating it is probably a good idea to attempt to expand their diets rather than restrict them. "
Obituary and remembrances
By Roddy Roediger, APS President
March 2004, Volume 17, Number 3, APS Observer, American Psychological Society.
Dr. Roediger's column speaks to the impact of behaviorism and the depth of its penetration into virtually every area of psychology. His bouyant optimism offers a positive and inclusive view of psychology.
submitted by H.S. Pennypacker, Ph.D.
An article from The Guardian, Friday March 12, 2004. A new book has rekindled old rumours that renowned psychologist BF Skinner used his baby daughter in his experiments. Stop this rubbish about me and my dad, says Deborah Skinner Buzan.
By Jeff Kupfer
April 9, 2004 The Denver Post.
Americans have been seduced by a slick, well-conceived marketing ploy by the pharmaceutical industry – too often medical practitioners turn to medication for behavioral problems, such as depression and similar disorders. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) provide a good example of this dangerous practice of dispensing meds like candy without bothering to understand what causes the behavior in the first place.
Obituary written by Beatrice H. Barrett
Reflections
A poem written by Beatrice H. Barrett, 1999
A Tribute to Dr. Beatrice Barrett
From "The Influence and Contributions of Beatrice H. Barrett" Symposium, ABA 29th Annual Convention
The presentations below are from a session highlighting Beatrice H. Barrett’s unique contributions in human operant conditioning, in "habilitation" of the handicapped, and in the conceptual development of behavioral education and assessment. Presenters discussed different segments of her work, from different perspectives, quoting liberally from her recent book, The Technology of Teaching Revisited: A Reader’s Companion to B. F. Skinner’s Book, published by the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. This symposium used Barrett’s contributions to explicate and discuss key ingredients of behavior analysis, as originally conceived and developed by Skinner, his students and associates.
Operant Conditioning from the Laboratory to the Classroom: Barrett’s Liberating Perspective.
Carl Binder, Ph.D. (Binder Riha Associates) and Jay S. Birnbrauer (Murdoch University)
Measurement and Functional Definition: . Barrett as Pragmatic Purist
Henry S. Pennypacker, Ph.D., University of Florida / Mammatech Corp.
Barrett’s Seminal Influence on the Morningside Model of Generative Instruction.
Kent Johnson, Ph.D., CCBS Trustee (Morningside Academy)
Barrett’s The Technology of Teaching Revisited..and her Contributions to the Cambridge Center
Betsy J. Constantine, Ph.D., Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
The Technology of Teaching REVISITED:
A Reader's Companion to B.F. Skinner's Book
Available now online for $20.95
"The roots of behavioural technology are in the Operant Laboratory where the behaviour of rats and pigeons is studied in controlled environments. The knowledge acquired there has successfully informed how we think about education generally. Simply put, education is about arranging contingencies of reinforcement in such a way that people end up behaving in particular ways. In this picture I have brought two environments together, the lab and the classroom."(Right mouse-click on picture to "Save Picture As" to your computer.)
Mickey Keenan, School of Psychology, University of Ulster at Coleraine
A parody of a common misrepresentation. All behaviour analysts might be able to use this picture in classes to help fend off the damaging effects of misrepresentation. (Right mouse-click on picture to "Save Picture As" to your computer.)
Mickey Keenan, School of Psychology, University of Ulster at Coleraine
Kenneth MacCorquodale, University of Minnesota
submitted and written by Virginia Koster
from a friend who forwarded an Internet mailing
Thanks to John P. Condron, M.S., this story has been revealed to be an "Urban Legend" possibly originating in 1918 from a joke book. The story may still provide a chuckle or two however. More information may be found about this and other urban legends through the following link, also provided to CCBS by Mr. Condron. Thank you! http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/bricks.htm
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