A resource on behavioral terminology: an annotated bibliography of on terms articles in the behavior analyst.

Lancioni et al. (2011) built a one-page cheat sheet for busy BCBAs. They hunted through every “On Terms” column in The Behavior Analyst. They pulled 35 short articles that explain core words like reinforcement, extinction, and stimulus control. Each entry has a one-sentence note so you can pick the right paper fast.

The team found the field already had clear, bite-size definitions. They simply lined them up in alphabetical order. No new data were collected. The gift is the curation: a ready-made reading list for staff training or exam prep.

DiGennaro Reed et al. (2016) counted how often OBM papers actually use these same terms. They found only half of recent articles name the principles. The bibliography fills that gap by giving writers the exact papers to cite.

Ruiz (1998) warned that college behavior-analysis classes lack solid outcome data. Lancioni et al. (2011) answers the call by handing instructors vetted readings instead of random web pages.

Moore (2022) offers a full semester plan for teaching radical behaviorism. The 35-entry list slots right into week one as the vocabulary backbone.

Print the bibliography and tape it inside your supervision binder. When an RBT asks, “What’s a mand?” assign the two-page article listed under M. When you write a treatment plan, pull the citation for negative reinforcement so you use the term correctly. One sheet keeps your team speaking the same language and saves you from hunting through decades of journals.