Episode 3 - Language and Behavior Modification

The Cognitive Dissonance Podcast

In this episode, Mitchell and Kristy discuss the evolution of language, dual patterning, the fundamental substructure of reality, and the phenomenon of emergence, among other things. If you have not read Mitchell's SubStack post exploring language, you should check it out as a good primer for this discussion: https://mitchellcroot.substack.com/p/boundaries-and-descriptions?r=hhe57&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Kristy Bohan is a cofounder and contributor to The Cognitive Dissonance Podcast. Kristy received her BS in Psychology with a minor in Chemistry in 2018, and an MS in Psychology in 2020 and began working on her certification in Behavior Analysis. She hopes to be board certified in early 2022 where she will continue to service clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorder as a behavior consultant in Oregon. Kristy takes a behavior analytic perspective to life and uses this philosophy to inform her work and her day to day life. Kristy believes in psychology as a hard, natural science. Mitchell Croot is one of the founders and contributors to The Cognitive Dissonance Podcast. A father of four, a US Army veteran, and a high school educator, Mitchell holds a BA in History with a minor in Secondary Education from Catawba College and an MA in History from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. His interests include colonial North America, the American Revolution, culture and cultural transmission, philosophy, psychology, and music.