How can experiments play a greater role in public policy? Three notions from behavioral psychology

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
SCOTT McCONNELL
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
Applied Behavior Analysis ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Behavioral Research ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Behavioral Psychology ◽  
The Social

AbstractAl-Ubaydli et al. provide a far-reaching, insightful and directly actionable analysis of how social-behavioral research may exert more influence over the development and implementation of public policy. Their paper offers a sophisticated understanding of the ‘scale-up effect’, or factors that influence the extent to which positive experimental effects replicate as an intervention is implemented more broadly. Using economic principles, models and analyses, they offer 12 proposals for improving the process of scaling up effective and policy-relevant interventions. The current paper outlines how their proposals share a number of complementary features with behavioral psychology and applied behavior analysis. This response considers three possible points of intersection: (1) perspectives on the importance and challenges of studying and controlling our own behavior; (2) approaches to determining the social value of intervention outcomes and the procedures for achieving them; and (3) recommendations for deploying meaningful, common measures across phases of research.

Using Social Comparison Procedures in Educating Behaviorally Disordered Pupils

1982 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 219-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Epstein ◽  
Douglas Cullinan
Keyword(s):  
Social Comparison ◽  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
Applied Behavior Analysis ◽  
Reading Program ◽  
Evaluation Procedure ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Behaviorally Disordered ◽  
The Social ◽  
Practical Implications

Social comparison is an applied behavior analysis evaluation procedure that may help educators evaluate whether or not an improvement in classroom functioning has practical value to the treated pupil. This paper describes how to use the social comparison procedure. As an illustration, a case is presented in which the effects of a reading program on the performance of a behaviorally disordered pupil was evaluated through social comparison. Practical implications are offered pertaining to the use of social comparison in education programs for such pupils.

scholarly journals Professional Credentialing of Practicing Behavior Analysts

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Carr ◽  
Melissa R. Nosik
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Applied Behavior Analysis ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Treatment Approach ◽  
Applied Science ◽  
Professional Certification ◽  
Behavior Analysts

Treatments based on applied behavior analysis (ABA)—an applied science of human behavior—have been increasingly recognized in public policy, both at the federal and state levels. Despite this recognition, however, the relative newness of the science often raises questions about the nature of the treatment approach and the qualifications and regulation of its practitioners. Thus, the present article is a primer on the features of ABA most relevant to public policy stakeholders, including professional certification, licensure, and workforce expansion.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Interaksi Sosial Anak Autis melalui Terapi Applied Behavior Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-288
Author(s):  
Ai Siti ◽  
Elly Marlina ◽  
Dudy Imanuddin Effendy
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
Applied Behavior Analysis ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Eye Contact ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Verbal Language ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Interaction Skills

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kondisi awal kemampuan interaksi sosial anak autis, proses pelaksanaan dan hasil dari bimbingan dengan metode terapi Applied Behavior Analysis. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: kondisi awal kemampuan interaksi sosial anak autis masih belum memiliki kontak mata yang fokus dan bahasa verbal yang bagus. Proses pelaksanaan bimbingan kepada anak autis usia SDLB dilakukan oleh terapis; Bimbingan kepada anak autis usia kelas vokasional oleh konselor;Bbimbingan oleh semua pegawai SLB Autisma Bunda Bening Selakshahati selama 24 jam penuh. Hasil bimbingan menunjukkan bahwa anak autis mampu memiliki kontak mata yang fokus dan bahasa verbal yang bagus. This study aims to describe the initial conditions of social interaction skills of children with autism, the implementation process, and the results of guidance using the Applied Behavior Analysis method. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. The results showed that: the initial condition of the social interaction ability of children with autism still did not have focused eye contact and acceptable verbal language. Therapists carry out implementing guidance for children with autism at SDLB age; Guidance for children with autism in a vocational class by counselors; Guidance by all employees of SLB Autism Bunda Bening Selakshahati for 24 hours straight. The guidance results show that children with autism can have focused on eye contact and acceptable verbal language.

Operation results of the sewage sludge melting system and estimation of scale-up method for the reflector type melting furnace

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 185-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Hiraoka ◽  
T. Hukui ◽  
A. Kimura ◽  
K. Shimizu ◽  
H. Takiguchi
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Melting Furnace ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Cost Data ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plants ◽  
The Social ◽  
Running Cost ◽  
Operation Results

Sludge melting systems have been recently applied to the treatment of a great deal of sludge generated from sewage treatment plants, and the plant scale has become bigger and bigger in accordance with the social requirements. This paper reports operating data of one of the biggest scale melting plants for sewage sludge equipped with two reflector type melting furnace trains and includes running cost data as well as estimates for scaling up the process.

Planet Abled: can it sustain its first-mover advantage and scale-up?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Anita Sharma ◽  
Karminder Ghuman
Keyword(s):  
Social Stigma ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Financial Economic ◽  
Potential Growth ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
The Social

Learning outcomes This paper aims to enable the application of Value Proposition Canvas and Business Model Canvas to evaluate an opportunity; understand the commonalities and differences between social and commercial enterprises; and recognize the challenges related to the paradox of the social mission and the financial/economic logic. Case overview/synopsis Neha Arora demonstrated exceptional capabilities of defying the social stigma associated with People with Disabilities (PwDs) to establish Planet Abled, a first in the world venture to provide accessible leisure excursions to PwDs. This entrepreneurial initiative enabling group and solo travel for PwDs as inclusive tourism has created the possibility of social sustainability by bringing change in the lives of PwDs and their family members by ignoring either the insensitive or overprotective societal attitudes and lack of infrastructure concerning travel for PwDs. Its potential growth qualifies for scaling-up, but it can also attract the existing big travel solution providers to enter this domain. Considering these facts, Neha faces multiple dilemmas: How can she sustain and scale up the early momentum created by her enterprise? How can she resolve the challenges related to the paradox of the social mission and the financial/ economic logic while scaling-up Planet Abled? Complexity/Academic level This case study is suitable for both undergraduate or graduate-level programs in the area of entrepreneurship. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 3: Entrepreneurship

Social Validation: Use of Normative Peer Data to Evaluate LD Interventions

1979 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 93-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Epstein ◽  
Douglas Cullinan
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
Applied Behavior Analysis ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Comparison Method ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Social Validation ◽  
The Social

Social validation is an applied behavior analysis evaluation strategy that may help educators determine whether a change in academic performance has practical value for pupils with learning disabilities. This paper describes two methods of social validation: social comparison and subjective evaluation. Applied examples of the social comparison method with LD pupils are offered. Several implications and areas for further study are described relating to the use of the social comparison method in evaluating treatment programs for LD pupils.

The Impact of Endorsing the Belief in a Just World on Social Judgments

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benoît Testé ◽  
Samantha Perrin
Keyword(s):  
Social Desirability ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Social Utility ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Social Judgments ◽  
Just World ◽  
The Social ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
The Impact

The present research examines the social value attributed to endorsing the belief in a just world for self (BJW-S) and for others (BJW-O) in a Western society. We conducted four studies in which we asked participants to assess a target who endorsed BJW-S vs. BJW-O either strongly or weakly. Results showed that endorsement of BJW-S was socially valued and had a greater effect on social utility judgments than it did on social desirability judgments. In contrast, the main effect of endorsement of BJW-O was to reduce the target’s social desirability. The results also showed that the effect of BJW-S on social utility is mediated by the target’s perceived individualism, whereas the effect of BJW-S and BJW-O on social desirability is mediated by the target’s perceived collectivism.

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