Episode 339 - Public Posting

ABA Inside Track

Robert Parry-Cruwys

Social Sciences, Science, Education

4.7 • 634 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

This week we're going back to the widget factory with a discussion of OBM research related to public posting. But don't worry: You can use this feedback technique anywhere and everywhere! From the classroom to the auto plant to the bicycle track, we review the research to see if this visual feedback technique is worth the tape needed to hang the data on the wall. And, even more important, if the folks whose behavior you're hoping to change are ok with having their performance out where everyone else can see it!

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Articles discussed this episode:

Nordstrom, R., Lorenzi, P., & Hall, R.V. (1991). A review of public posting of performance feedback in work settings. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 11, 101-124. doi: 10.1300/J075v11n02_07

Miller, B.G., Livingston, C.P., Zerger, H.M., Valbuena, D.A., & Miltenberger, R.G. (2023). Evaluating public posting, goal setting, and rewards to increase physical activity in children. Behavioral Interventions, 38, 105-117. doi: 10.1002/bin.1902

Ayvazo, S. & Naveh, M.E. (2024). Self-monitoring and public posting improve competitive youth cyclists' training performance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 57, 394-407. doi: 10.1002/jaba.1058

Perrin, C.J., Frederick, A., & Klick, S. (2016). Effects of public posting and goal setting on team performance in a residential setting. Behavioral Interventions, 31, 300-308. doi: 10.1002/bin.1451

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. Welcome to ABA Inside Track, the podcast. That's like reading in your car, but safer.
0:19.7	I'm your host, Robert perry cruise and with me as
0:21.6	always are my fabulous co-hosts oh hey there rob it's me jackie mcdonald and it's me diana
0:28.9	perry cruz hello hello well boy rob howdy what do you think about my new microphone cover
0:36.2	it's i didn't know it's supposed to be a microphone cover, so I took it off and I got yelled at before we started recording. It's so cute if you guys can't see. It is like a whale. Not, it's, it was an ice cream cone. Oh, fair. It looks like a little ice cream cone scoop. Or it also looks like a jellyfish and it has little eyeballs. Mm-hmm. And everyone's getting one. Yay. I can't wait. Your order, color selection. Green. I was going to buy everyone new microphones, but then I'm glad I didn't because they wouldn't fit. Oh, yeah. This won't fit yours. I don't know. No. Well, I'll think of something else for you. Maybe we'll get new. You know, it's been a lot of time. You don't need a new one. Oh, well, I don't need a new one. Maybe you all need a new one now. We're doing great. Mine's great. Let's keep moving. Oh, well, this isn't a podcast about audio or our studio setups or crocheting. It's a podcast. It should be. It's nice to have a crocheter's touch about behavior analysis
1:29.7	and behavior analytic research or crocheting. You know what? It should be. It's nice to have a crocheter's touch.
1:28.3	Behavior analysis and behavior analytic research where every week we pick a topic
1:32.7	and discuss it at length.
1:35.0	And this week, we're diving into the world of organizational behavior management
1:39.7	and related fields with a discussion on public posting.
1:46.1	Can I tell you why I wanted to do this?
1:47.6	You guys all really didn't want to do it, but I really wanted to do it.
1:50.3	I don't remember having any opinion whatsoever on this topic.
1:53.1	No, but...
1:53.5	You just appeared on the list.
1:55.0	Well, I did it because recently there was some public posting happening at my gym.
2:04.5	Oh. Yeah. I don't know how I feel about that like a bunch of signs like you're all out of shape losers no it was out better i well i guess it was
2:10.5	but i and i'm surprised that none of the i really talked about the disadvantages of public posting they're
2:17.4	like public posting is great but no one ever talked about how you might not like that. But anyway, I just... What were they posting? Oh, they were posting their averages, like what, like how much they lifted that day. And like they were trying to get to like who lifted the most on the specific machine.
2:35.5	Oh, but I don't know if that's a great idea, though.
2:37.9	Right.
2:38.1	Because you can hear yourself.
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