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| What if Behavior Analysts Ran Facebook?: Using Behavioral Principles to Study and Improve Social Media Interactions |
| Sunday, May 26, 2019 |
| 6:00 PM–6:50 PM |
| Fairmont, Lobby Level, Cuvee |
| Area: CSS/OBM; Domain: Translational |
| CE Instructor: Todd A. Ward, Ph.D. |
| Chair: Jonah David McManus (University of Louisiana in Lafayette) |
| TODD A. WARD (bSci21 Media, LLC) |
| MAN-PUI CHAN (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) |
| SCOTT HERBST (Six Flex Training) |
| Abstract: Behavior analysis has a specific commitment to establishing principles of behavior that generalize to allow for prediction and influence of a number of distinct behaviors across a range of contexts. One of the newest contexts we are having to contend with is that of social media platforms. These come in a variety of forms and serve numerous expressed purposes, some unintended and potentially problematic. At the individual level, the rise of social media has introduced a host of concerns regarding adolescent exposure to abusive or coercive interactions. Further, social media platforms have been implicated in terms of their considerable influence on the current political climate, including influence of voter behavior. Behavior analysis has much to offer on how to investigate functional relations between social media contexts and user behaviors of social relevance. Yet, our contribution has been limited. Panelists will discuss behavior analysis might approach the study the complex world of social media so as to understand and improve it. |
| Instruction Level: Basic |
| Target Audience: BCBA |
| Learning Objectives: Social media |
| Keyword(s): digital, online interactions, research, social media |
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