Functional analysis is an old concept within psychology. Recent scientific advances in understanding human language can put it at the center of psychotherapeutic interventions.

Originally borrowed from mathematics (Ponte, 1992), it is the central concept in behavior analysis, the perspective on psychology created by B. F. Skinner. The term refers to a core phenomenon ...

We offer suggestions, alternatives, and dig into the psychology of habit change ... Legendary psychologist B.F. Skinner figured out how to beat back temptation and keep your commitments 87 ...

For decades I had a two-inch stack of correspondence with Carl Rogers sitting in my file drawer,” writes Howard Kirschenbaum in the introduction to his latest book, “On Becoming Carl Rogers’ ...

Operant conditioning (behavior modification) is a metaphor for accountability. B.F. Skinner was an experimental psychologist at the University of Minnesota in the 1940s whose name and work came to ...

For three and a half years, multi-instrumentalist Michael Pattavina of Greenfield has hosted the Bluegrass and Beyond session ...

Actually, maybe you don’t need a new breakthrough. Legendary psychologist B.F. Skinner figured out how to beat back temptation and keep your commitments 87 years ago. The only question is why so ...

After being healthy scratched for three games this season, NHL insiders are now connecting multiple teams to a trade for Oilers forward Jeff Skinner. The Oilers scratched Skinner in last night's ...

The Edmonton Oilers are finding themselves in a bind with forward Jeff Skinner, taking up $3M of cap space yet not being used in the lineup at all. The last three games in a row, the Oilers have ...

The Edmonton Oilers are again making left winger Jeff Skinner a healthy scratch Monday, underscoring his struggles in his first and probably only year with the organization. The 32-year-old has ...

Stuart Skinner should be getting a free dinner on the Oilers' upcoming road trip. He was their best player on Monday night, stopping all 31 shots he faced en route to a huge 1-0 win over the ...