6th Ed TCO References: B. Concepts and Principles - Page 5

Dana Do’s: How to Discriminate Between Response Blocking and Extinction

What are the key differences between these these two procedures? PTB co-founder Dana Meller distills the concepts with common and relatable examples we can identify with.

Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Sections B-9: Define and provide examples of operant extinction; and B-6: Define and provide examples of positive and negative punishment contingencies.

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Dana Do's: How to Discriminate Between MOs and SDs

Dana Do’s: How to Discriminate Between SDs & MOs

PTB co-founder Dana Meller breaks down the distinction between motivating operations (MOs) and discriminative stimulus (SDs).

Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Sections B-10: Define and provide examples of stimulus control; and B-12: Define and provide examples of motivating operations.

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Dana Do’s: How to Tell the Difference Between Extinction from Negative Punishment on the BCBA® Exam

Extinction and negative punishment are often confused on the exam—and it’s easy to see why. Both are used to reduce behavior and both involve changes to reinforcement, but they operate in very different ways. PTB founder Dana Meller breaks down the key distinctions.

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Dana Do’s: How to Tell the Difference Between SD vs. S-Delta on the BCBA® Exam

PTB founder Dana Meller breaks down the role reinforcement plays (or doesn’t play) in two core ABA concepts: SD (discriminative stimulus) and S-delta.

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Dana Do’s: Key Differences Between Ratio Strain and Breaking Point

Confused about ratio strain vs. breaking point? Learn how abrupt changes in reinforcement can lead to avoidance and aggression (ratio strain), while increased effort with no change in reinforcement can cause behavior to stop altogether (breaking point).

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Dana Do’s: Key Words to Watch For on the Big Exam

PTB founder Dana Meller shares some key words to watch for when breaking down test questions around compound schedules on the BCBA®/BCaBA® exam.

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Dana Do’s: Let’s Clear Up the Confusion Between Punishment and Reinforcement

The concepts of punishment and reinforcement can sometimes confuse exam candidates. PTB co-founder Dana Meller clears things up, explaining nuances between the two and sharing her tips for making better discriminations on exam day.

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Dana Do’s: Relating, Framing and Equating

Relating, framing and equating. PTB co-founder Dana Meller drills into the generalizability of relational frame theory, equivalence-based instruction, and stimulus equivalence. Would you believe they all go together?

Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Sections B-15: Define and provide examples of derived stimulus relations; G-21: Use procedures to promote stimulus and response generalization; G-12: Use equivalence-based instruction.

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Dana Do’s: The Defining Features of Verbal Behavior, Explained

There are two very important defining features of verbal behavior: point-to-point correspondence and formal similarity. Dana Meller breaks down the four of six elementary verbal operants involved.

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Dana Do’s: The Differences Between Stimulus Equivalence and Transitivity, Explained

Transitivity is connected to stimulus equivalence, yes, but there’s more to it than that. Let PTB founder Dana Meller explain the key differences between these two concepts.

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Dana Do’s: The Trick to Discriminating Between Behavior, Response, and Response Class

Discriminating between behavior response, and response class sounds easy but can be tricky on exam questions. PTB founder Dana Meller explains the key differences.

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Dana Do’s: Three Types of Extinction Procedures

There are three types of extinction procedures. PTB Founder Dana Meller breaks down how Learn how extinction is classified based on what’s being withheld—and why recognizing the maintaining consequence is key to answering extinction questions correctly on the BCBA®/BCaBA® exam.

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