Applying ABA to Relationship Drama: Behavioral Insights from Love Is Blind

In this juicy and insightful episode of Everyday ABA, your hosts Paola, Brittany, and Leslie dive into the complexities of relationships through the lens of Netflix’s hit reality show Love Is Blind. From emotional breakups to setting relationship boundaries, the hosts utilize Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles to unpack the behaviors, motivations, and communication patterns of the couples. They explore the influence of social media on perceptions of relationships and the relevance of love languages in understanding a partners' needs. As always, they keep it real with sharp observations about relationship red flags and why setting boundaries is crucial for emotional health.

 

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📢 Don’t miss Part 4 next week, where we analyze the breakups at the altar & the Reunion! 

 

CEU Learning Objectives: 

1️⃣ Participants will be able to identify and describe at least two examples of how conflicting contingencies (e.g., emotional connection vs. misaligned values) created tension for the couples and explain how these examples reflect behavioral principles such as reinforcement, punishment, and motivating operations. 

2️⃣ Participants will be able to define the concept of social validity and identify two examples from the episode where social approval (e.g., family or societal expectations) influenced the participants' relationship decisions. 

3️⃣ Participants will be able to identify and analyze at least two examples of verbal behavior from the episode and explain how the form and function of communication influenced relationship dynamics.

 

References 

Cialdini, R. B. (2001). Influence: Science and practice (4th ed.). Allyn & Bacon.

Odum, A. L. (2011). Delay discounting: I'm a k, you’re a k. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 96(3), 427-439. 


Skinner, B. F. (1957). Verbal behavior. Appleton-Century-Crofts.