BxLog is PTB’s exam prep blog, edited and curated by veteran ABA professionals with a mission to provide candidates helpful tools and guidance along their BCBA® exam prep journey. Explore short videos and articles containing valuable information including explanations of Test Content Outline concepts and ABA terminology, study tips, mock exam questions with answer breakdowns, and lifestyle advice to maintain a healthy exam prep regimen.
Shaping and chaining are both foundational ABA teaching procedures, but they work in very different ways. PTB founder Dana Meller clarifies the concepts as they may appear in exam questions.
Dana Do’s: How Can You Tell Shaping from Chaining on the BCBA® Exam Read More
Recertification can feel far away, until its not. PTB founder Dana Meller offers a strategy for how to avoid losing your certification.
Dana Do’s: Avoid Missing Your BCBA® Recertification Deadline Read More
PTB founder Dana Meller breaks down a common point of confusion between stimulus and conditional discriminations.
Dana Do’s: Comparing Simultaneous and Conditional Discriminations Read More
AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude are becoming a major part of how students study for the BCBA® exam—but are they actually helping, or could they be hurting your prep? PTB founder Dana Meller shares the pitfalls of leaning into AI for exam prep.
Dana Do’s: How AI Can Hurt Your Exam Prep Read More
Thinking about using AI for your ABA exam prep? Read up on what you should know and how it could affect your studies.
AI for ABA Exam Prep? Here’s Why That’s Risky Read More
Simulate exam day more accurately. All PTB mocks now include enhanced test-taking features designed to better mirror the live exam experience. PTB founder Dana Meller demos these features and how to use these tools effectively on exam day.
Simulate Exam Day: Pearson VUE Test Features Integrated into PTB Mock Exams Read More
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.
Preference and reinforcer assessments are closely related—but they don’t tell you the same thing. PTB founder Dana Meller explains.
Dana Do’s: How Preference Assessments Differ from Reinforcer Assessments Read More
Pearson VUE has introduced new testing tools for the BCBA exam—and they could make a big difference on exam day. PTB founder Dana Meller offers suggestions for how to get the most out of these new features.
Dana Do’s: New Testing Features at Pearson VUE Help BCBA® Test-Takers Read More
You might think supervisee and trainee mean the same thing. But when it comes to questions on the BCBA®/BCaBA® exam, they are not. Don’t get tripped up. PTB scholar-in-residence and former director of Ethics at the BACB®, Tyra Sellers, J.D., Ph.D., BCBA-D, breaks it down.
Ethically Speaking: Know the Difference Between Supervisee and Trainee for the BCBA® Exam Read More