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ABA Inside Track

Episode 1 - Infant Behavior

ABA Inside Track

Robert Parry-Cruwys

Social Sciences, Science, Education

4.7634 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2016

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

For our inaugural episode, Rob, Diana, and Jackie talk about research regarding infants including the impact of crying on caregiver behavior and the use of high-preference items to increase infant compliance.  

Articles reviewed include:

Kadey, H. J., & Roane, H. S. (2012). Effects of access to a stimulating object on infant behavior during tummy time.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45(2), 395–399. 

Thompson, R. H., Bruzek, J. L., & Cotnoir-Bichelman, N. M. (2011).  The role of negative reinforcement in infant caregiving: An experimental simulation.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44(2), 295-304.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode one of ABA, the Inside Track, a podcast where we bring behavior analytic research to you. I'm your host, Robert Perry

0:22.6

Cruz, and with me are my co-host, Dr. Diana Perry Cruz, and Dr. Jackie McDonald. Hello,

0:28.6

co-hosts. Hello, Rob. Hi, Rob. Hi, Diana. Hi, Jackie. Why, thank you. Well, it's so great to

0:36.2

have you here talking about this episode's topic.

0:40.1

So for those new listeners, which is everybody, as this is episode one, what we'll be doing

0:46.8

every episode is talking about recent research, recent behavior analytic research on a theme.

0:53.4

This month's theme is infant behavior. We're going

0:56.4

to be talking about two articles, both from the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. One is

1:01.1

Katie and Rhone's 2012 study, effects of access to a stimulating object on infant behavior during

1:07.7

tummy time. And the second, we're going to be talking about Thompson, Bruzek, and Cote Noir Bishelman's

1:13.2

2011 article, The Role of Negative Reinforcement in Infant Caregiving, an Experimental Simulation.

1:19.2

So let's start off with the Thompson article on the role of negative reinforcement in infant

1:24.2

caregiving.

1:25.1

Jackie, could you start us with a very quick summary of the article itself?

1:28.3

Sure.

1:29.0

So before I begin talking about the article, I want to tell you why I love this article.

1:35.6

Sounds great.

1:36.6

Yeah.

1:37.0

Don't give away the good stuff too early.

1:38.8

No spoilers yet.

1:40.4

But the reason that I feel that this is an important article when we talk about infant behavior

1:46.4

is because infants cry and they cry a lot.

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