Posted February 28, 2018 in Monthly News
By
Debra and Joel, on 28 February 2018
Hearing that an addictions recovery program told a potential participant not to stop drinking until he was admitted because the insurance company might not consider him eligible really catches our attention. Most of us have had the experience of telling someone what not to do and watching that person do it.
Don’t run. Don’t […]
Posted February 28, 2017 in Monthly News
By Joel Bowman, on 28 February 2017
Debra’s article this month, “Mohini,” provides an example of learned behavior. Having learned how much space she was allowed, Mohini remained within her learned limits, even when more space was available to her. Behavior is often developed—shaped—by environment. Humans demonstrate this every bit as much as tigers and other animals. B. F. Skinner was a […]
