The Effect of Nurture: Tony Biglan Discusses the Importance of a Positive Environment

Published: July 27, 2021, 2:59 p.m.

Criminal Behaviorology \n\nThe Effect of Nurture: Tony Biglan Discusses the Importance of a Positive Environment\n\nTony Biglan has been an advocate, researcher and behavior analyst. His 2015 book, The Nurture Effect, covers many areas including adolescent behavior problems, cigarette smoking, mental health treatment, and corporate influence through precise, behaviorally-derived marketing campaigns. In this discussion, Tony Biglan gives us an optimistic worldview, but shows the need for how behavioral science is the key to making a better world. \n\nThis interview can be viewed in its entirety at our YouTube channel: \nhttps://youtu.be/Q4_dNfmaZQA\n\nThe views of our guests do not necessarily reflect those of Criminal Behaviorology, nor our sponsors, if we had any.\n\nShow Highlights:\n\nTony\u2019s personal journey in seeing how behavior analysis can be used to solve interpersonal and mental health problems.\n\nThe Good Behavior Game and the reduction in child misconduct. The teaching of self-regulation.\n\nPrivate prisons and criminal justice.\n\nThe \u201cthird wave\u201d in behavior therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).\n\nSchizophrenia and ACT as a treatment.\n\nCorporations marketing to the young: What all parents should be aware of.\n\nTony\u2019s thoughts on capitalism and modern society. The cigarette manufacturers. The significance of the Powell memo.\n\nThe 2018 Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) Substance Abuse Conference in Washington, D.C.\n\nValues to Action website:\nhttps://www.valuestoaction.org\n\n\nThe Nurture Effect by Tony Biglan:\nhttps://www.valuestoaction.org/books\n\nTrailer for The Nurture Effect:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhV5Ag4bCuI&t=206s\n\nHumphrey Bogart on being an entrepreneur in Sabrina:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg-baYLXfxU\n\nLook up CrimBehav on Facebook: facebook.com/CrimBehav.\nCriminal Behaviorology on Blogger.\xa0\n\nCB Podcast Sites:\n\u2028https://criminalbehaviorology.podomatic.com\nhttps://anchor.fm/criminalbehaviorology\n\nhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal-behaviorology/id1441879795?mt=2&uo=4\xa0\u2028https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MzY4OWFjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\u2028https://open.spotify.com/show/5VM7Sjv762u7nb91YWGczZ\xa0\u2028https://www.breaker.audio/criminal-behaviorology\xa0\u2028https://overcast.fm/itunes1441879795/criminal-behaviorology\xa0\u2028https://pca.st/Q38w\xa0\u2028https://radiopublic.com/criminal-behaviorology-GEv2AZ\xa0\u2028https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/anchor-podcasts/criminal-behaviorology\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKSVoZOBwCG28xMnuPq_Gtw\n\nPlease write a review on any of our podcast sites listed above. Questions, comments, and requests for transcripts to:\xa0\u2028criminalbehaviorology@gmail.com\nThank you for listening.\n\n--- \n\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/criminalbehaviorology/support