Dana Do’s: Why IOA Math Should Not Intimidate You
PTB founder takes some of the fear out of the interobserver agreement math with simple tips that can help narrow your discrimination.
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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.
3.14 Tips to Make Exam Prep as Easy as Pi
Setting goals when developing a study strategy is important, but even more important is setting goals that are rational, realistic, and manageable. Here are three tips to help.
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Dana Do’s: What’s the Difference Between DRL and DRD in ABA?
Depending on the source, you can get some conflicting information about DRL vs DRD. PTB co-founder Dana Meller clears up the confusion with a more current look at these two reinforcement procedures.
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The PTB ABA Exam Study Manual: A Guide to the Other ‘White Book’
The PTB ABA Exam Study Manual has become a mainstay of BCBA® exam prep– and with good reason. Expertly written to break down the critical Task List information the BACB®
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Dana Do’s: How to Discriminate What ‘Is’ or ‘Is Not’ Behavior in BCBA® Exam Questions
There is a struggle with identifying what is or is not a behavior when it comes to BCBA® exam questions. PTB co-founder Dana Meller offers some simple yet critical ways to make those discriminations.
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Four Productivity Tips for When You Don’t Have an Extra Day
If you feel like you could use a “bonus day” every week, PTB has rounded up four tips for squeezing a little extra out of your day-to-day. Prioritize Your Day
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Dana Do’s: What’s the Difference Between Formal and Feature Stimulus Class?
The difference between formal and feature stimulus class is something that has caused many students a great deal of confusion. That is because they seem the same, unless you look closely and realize they are not. PTB co-founder Dana Meller explains.
Refer to 5th Edition Task List Section B-2: Define and provide examples of stimulus and stimulus class.
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Dana Do’s: Do Alternative Behaviors Need to be Functionally Equivalent?
Do alternative behaviors always have to be functionally equivalent to the target behavior that we’re trying to reduce or eliminate? PTB founder Dana Meller breaks it down.
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5 Strategies for Beating Burnout and Managing Stress
Winter blues got you feeling burnt out? Spring is almost here and PTB has rounded up 5 tips to help get you through the home stretch. #1: Schedule Time for
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Dana Do’s: Skinner’s Radical Idea About Private Events and Behaviorism
Skinner had a radical idea about private events and behaviorism. But it’s not as “out there” as you might think. Not making the connection? PTB co-founder Dana Meller breaks down how– and why– private events are consistent with behaviorism.
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