Behavior and BS

To be honest, time blindness had us thinking we recorded a deep dive on Peacock's The Traitors for a lot longer than we actually did...

Join us this week as we discuss arguably one of the most engaging and entertaining shows on streaming services currently (IN OUR OPINION): The Traitors! This show has everything you could possibly want: reality stars, behavioral observations, evidence-based decision making, bird calls, and MURD...

Hey behavior people! After another unscheduled pause, we’re back to talk March Madness — but not basketball. What do preference assessments have in common with competition brackets and Bravolebrities? Tune in to find out! In our supercast episode, we get real and talk about why we’ve been on pause, and our plans for the podcast moving forward. Don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere! (Well, physically… sort of. But you’ll have to sub...

Hey behavior people! We had a plan for this week's episode, but that went out the window in light of some SUPREMELY attention-grabbing news in the Bravo world. We also take a detour from the bullshit into some heavier topics about the field of ABA and society as a whole... buckle in! To be fair, we only just graze the surface of some complex issues, and look forward to hearing from y'all about your thoughts as well. Our space is a ...

Hey behavior people! What a great day for this episode to drop. Join us as we chat all things love, dating, and the behavior analytic concepts behind all of these things with @behaviorshorty, Carolyn Smith! This week, we take on the social experiment that is Love is Blind, and give our thoughts on dating and relationships in this day and age. Whether you’re married, single, dating, or like Rachel and have sworn off ever going on a ...

Hey behavior people! This week, you get an extra long episode (to both make up for our bye week last week and because we were ACTUALLY very much into this topic this week). We're talking The Parent Test, a new reality competition (?) on ABC. If you haven't tuned in, it may just rock your world a bit, especially since part of our job as behavior analysts is working in collaboration with our clients' parents. Join us on a deep dive o...

CIRCLE, MESSAGE: Hey behavior people, happy face emoji, waving emoji, on this week’s episode, we’re breaking down Netflix’s social media competition, HASHTAG THE CIRCLE! This week, we welcome our dear friend and favorite food blogger, Rosie, to chat all things The Circle, from what it is, what strategies we’d employ to win, and our thoughts on the premise as a whole. Are we sending in this episode as a joint application to be on th...

Hey behavior people! This week, we're getting down and dirty with data collection for target behavior. And really, we can and should probably call these behaviors "problem" behaviors, because of course we're going to be taking data on housewives behaving badly. But how do you know which measurement tool is going to capture the information you need? Are we using discontinuous or continuous measures? What about IOA? How would you ope...

Hey behavior people! Today's episode brings us back to the root of our friendship and the beginning of this podcast -- pop culture. A wildly popular and unhinged Real Housewife was just sentenced to federal prison time, so today we take a deep dive into how it all went down, the ramifications for upcoming seasons, and potential motivating operations for the cast of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Buckle up, this one's a bumpy ri...

Hey behavior people! We're back for SEASON 2 and could not be more excited about what we've got in store for the road ahead. On today's episode, we're talking New Year's resolutions -- and not the ones that are impossible to stick to. This year, we're targeting growth and development of personal, professional, and values-driven skills. And of course, buckle up for the tangents, because even medicated, staying on topic is hard. Welc...

Hey behavior people! It's been almost a full year of the BACB's brand new ethics code. Have you read up? Are you well versed? Hopefully by now you're aware of the changes, and in this week's episode we'll take a look at some of those. This is by no means an extensive deep dive on all of the updates, but we get pretty real and authentic about how we incorporate the updated code of ethics into our daily practice and how they relate t...

Hey behavior people! This week we are joined by the lovely Lara Fundaberg to discuss how events of the past shape our behavioral patterns and repertoires today, including how many of us may experience imposter syndrome. For those listening who have experienced it, know that you are not alone!

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Hey behavior people! It's the most... mixed feelings time of the year. That's right... Q4. We all have different emotions that come up during the holiday season, which is why this time we want to talk about some of the silly, heartwarming, and most treasured traditions we have that surround the holidays, and the behavioral principles that uphold these traditions. Whatever you celebrate, however you celebrate, join us as we share ou...

Hey behavior people! We made it to episode 10, and we can hardly believe it! Come join us as we take a behavior analytic look at the world of drag, from wigs and makeup to lip syncing for your life. We also have a surprise new segment this week, because obviously we always want to work on our professional development.

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Hey behavior people! Buckle up for our longest episode to date, but it's one that's very near and dear to our hearts and inextricably linked to the future of behavior analysis -- SUPERVISION. Whether you supervise RBTs or BCBA/BCaBA trainees, whether you're in the field of behavior analysis or not, we've all been in positions where we need to give and receive feedback. It's the way we do those things that leave the lasting impacts....

Hey behavior people! On this week's episode, we catch up with one of Rachel's dear friends, Matt Roth, who gives us some insight about the relationships between content creators and their fans. Matt does not work in the field of behavior analysis, but has experience with a wide variety of human behavior repertoires. Instagram? Twitch? OnlyFans? Nothing is off the table, except for Rachel's audio which entirely shits the bed near th...

Hey behavior people! Ever had an opinion or school of thought you've held on to very rigidly for no other reason than some self-established rule-governed behavior? And then learned some new information that absolutely rocked your world and changed your mind? Yeah, us neither... On today's episode, we talk children's cartoons, environmental variables, and a little bit of spooky shit, since it is Halloween after all. Enjoy an early d...

Hey behavior people! This week's episode is short and sweet. If you don't know by now, we're big into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy over here, and both of us are relying heavily on the skills we've learned through ACT in our own lives for a variety of reasons. We're both leaning into values that, this week, didn't include recording a whole episode for y'all. We'll be back more unhinged than ever, but for now, we're just going t...

Hey behavior people! We wanted to give y’all a little update after CCRJ’s arrival. And though our plan was to be brief, like all of the rest of the plans we had for the upcoming weeks of episodes, that plan booked a first class ticket straight out the window. Enjoy a glimpse into what our daily text threads look like: unhinged, easily distracted, and more often than not, some worthwhile nuggets of information. Today’s episode is al...