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Why We Do What We Do episodes

June 19, 2019 109 | The Downfall of Mental Hospitals | Why We Do What We Do
The setting: terrible hospital conditions and a poor understanding of mental health disorders. The solution: move patients out of the hospitals and into the... jail? Street? A bus to another state? Yep. Learn all about the process of deinstitutionalizing mental hospitals in the mid-20th century.

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51 min
June 12, 2019 108 | How to Study | Why We Do What We Do
Cramming for a test? Find yourself struggling to remember things that you just ready when studying for class? Just interested in getting better at a particular skill? Don't care? Then this episode is for you! Shane and Abraham (Shanebraham) discuss some of the recommended study methods, how they might work, and what the research says. Even if you don't need to learn to study, there's something to learn in this discussion about memory and developing habits.

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51 min
June 05, 2019 107 | Child Development Part 2: Birth Through the First Two Years | Why We Do What We Do
Returning for a second discussion of the initial stages of human development, RyanO and Abraham discuss the various birthing processes. In addition, we talk about some of the basic developmental milestones of the first two years of life and raise some awareness around important issues affecting the health and well-being of infants. Do you know how to test that a baby has expected functionality immediately after birth? We will explain that too!

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52 min
May 29, 2019 106 | Child Development Part 1: Pregnancy | Why We Do What We Do
Abraham and RyanO discuss some remarkable facts about pregnancy and how learning begins while in the womb. There are basic facts and conceptual issues discussed.

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52 min
May 22, 2019 105 | What's Going On With Weighted Vests? | Why We Do What We Do
Some people use clothing with weights added on children to “help” them manage their challenging behaviors. This is commonly used with children with an autism diagnosis who demonstrate what are called stereotyped behaviors or stereotypy. How are these supposed to work? What does the research say. Don’t worry, Shane and Abraham have you covered. Check out our discussion of the philosophy and research on the use of weighted vests.

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1 hr 11 min
May 15, 2019 104 | Why We Do What We Do Turns 2! | Why We Do What We Do
Bullying is an interesting problem in schools. What is it? Is it over-recognized or under-recognized? What works in reducing bullying? This week we are joined by Dr. Scott Ross, the director of the Office of Learning Supports at the Colorado Department of Education, and Brooke Wagner, the PBIS regional implementation coach in Reno, Nevada, who talk about what bullying is, how historical treatments of bullying have been problematic, and how to manage bullying behavior in schools.

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40 min
May 08, 2019 103 | Bullying in Schools with Dr. Scott Ross and Brooke Wagner | Why We Do What We Do
Bullying is an interesting problem in schools. What is it? Is it over-recognized or under-recognized? What works in reducing bullying? This week we are joined by Dr. Scott Ross, the director of the Office of Learning Supports at the Colorado Department of Education, and Brooke Wagner, the PBIS regional implementation coach in Reno, Nevada, who talk about what bullying is, how historical treatments of bullying have been problematic, and how to manage bullying behavior in schools.

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1 hr 9 min
May 01, 2019 102 | Did Behaviorism Kill Research on Emotions? | Why We Do What We Do
Author Frans De Waal claimed on national radio that behaviorism killed research on emotions for most of the 20th century. What a remarkable achievement! Abraham and Shane dig into just what those behaviorists did this time and how they managed to annihilate emotion research... or not. Join us as we uncover the truth behind these incredible claims.

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39 min
April 24, 2019 101 | Multi-Tasking is Hard | Why We Do What We Do
How well can humans multi-task? A lot less than we'd like to believe. Shane and Abraham describe what is really going on when we try and multi-task, why we are so bad at it, and how you can get better at it!

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50 min
April 19, 2019 100 | Fad Treatments for Autism | Why We Do What We Do
This week Shane, RyanO and Abraham welcome on the ABA Inside Track crew for our 100th episode covering some of the weirdest, ineffective, and potentially harmful treatments for autism out there.

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55 min

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