PTB founder Dana Meller breaks down a BCBA® mock exam question, exploring various possibilities to better understand the reasons behind the behavior in this scenario.
PTB founder Dana Meller explores the main sections of the Code, explaining the significance and ethical responsibilities of each.
Join PTB co-founder Dana Meller as she discusses baseline logic in single-subject experimental designs. Dana breaks down the four essential elements of baseline logic and how these elements play a crucial role in demonstrating experimental control and confirming the effectiveness of interventions.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section D-3: Identify the defining features of single-subject experimental designs (e.g., individuals serve as their own controls, repeated measures, prediction, verification, replication).
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Sharpen your experimental design skills and explore how independent variables influence behavior. PTB co-founder Dana Meller explains how to decipher graphical representations of data and understand the roles of the y-axis and x-axis.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section D-1: Distinguish between dependent and independent variables.
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PTB co-founder Dana Meller reviews a BCBA® mock exam question about the utilization of behavior reduction procedures to decrease challenging behavior. Included is a description of extinction, positive punishment, as well as non-contingent reinforcement.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Sections G-14 Use reinforcement procedures to weaken behavior (e.g., DRA, FCT, DRO, DRL, NCR); G-15: Use extinction and G-16: Use positive and negative punishment (e.g., time-out, response cost, overcorrection).
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Test your instructional methodologies knowledge. PTB co-founder Dana Meller discusses PSI (Personalized System of Instruction), highlighting essential keywords and key figures associated with PSI to enhance your understanding of this personalized approach to effective learning.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section G-9: Use discrete-trial, free-operant, and naturalistic teaching arrangements.
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Hone your experimental design skills through review of a BCBA® mock exam question. PTB co-founder Dana Meller breaks down the crucial aspect of experiments—how they demonstrate changes in behavior attributed to the independent variable.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section D-2: Distinguish between internal and external validity.
PTB co-founder Dana Meller breaks down the three defining features needed to craft a solid operational definition – Remember “OCC” for short.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section C-1: Establish operational definitions of behavior.
PTB co-founder Dana Meller talks about programming common stimuli and how this method can help students feel more prepared on exam day.
Refer to Task List section G-21: Use procedures to promote stimulus and response generalization.
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PTB co-founder Dana Meller discusses the complexities of autoclitics and their role in effective communication. Enhance your understanding of this secondary verbal operant as Dana presents real-life examples of autoclitics and their significance, particularly for individuals with social disabilities.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section B-14: Define and provide examples of the verbal operants.
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