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The books don’t really say much about what chaining methods BCBA’s should apply to what behaviors. PTB co-founder Dana Meller breaks it down.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section G-8: Use chaining.
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Let’s break down a BCBA® mock exam question about contingency contracts and their importance in behavior management. PTB co-founder Dana Meller explains the three essential elements of a contingency contract and how they can be effectively implemented to achieve behavior change.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section G-19: Use contingency contracting.
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PTB co-founder Dana Meller sheds light on the concept of exam dumps with tips to identify them, and how they relate to the Code.
Refer to BACB® Ethics Code For Behavior Analysts Sections 1.01: Being Truthful; 1.02: Conforming with Legal and Professional Requirements; and 1.16: Self-Reporting Critical Information
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Test your concepts & principles knowledge with #PTB co-founder Dana Meller as she reviews a question about identifying the specific motivating operation described in the scenario. Included is a breakdown of the two components, or effects, that operate underneath the MO umbrella.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section B-12: Define and provide examples of motivating operations.
Test your ABA Terminology ➠ Motivating Operation Example Explained Read More
Known for her trademark humor and clinical knowledge, PTB co-founder Dana Meller takes students behind the scenes of creating the PTB Streaming Lecture Series, a collection of 9 pre-recorded lectures covering each of the BCBA® 5th edition task list sections.
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PTB co-founder Dana Meller dives into the three types of group contingencies, with a primary focus on one group type.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section G-18: Use group contingencies.
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PTB co-founder Dana Meller discusses the term environment in connection with a term defined as a physical event that influences how individuals interact with the world around them
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section B-2: Define and provide examples of stimulus and stimulus class.
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PTB co-founder Dana Meller reviews a BCBA® mock exam question about an ethical consideration for behavior analysts. Discover the significance of independent decision-making to ensure client well-being.
Refer to BACB® Ethics Code For Behavior Analysts Section 4.03: Supervisory Volume (see 1.02, 1.05, 2.01)
PTB co-founder Dana Meller breaks down a BCBA® mock exam question that explores the difference between measurement confounds and subject confounds, how they relate to threats to internal validity in ABA research.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section D-2: Distinguish between internal and external validity.
What are the historical origins of Methodological Behaviorism? Learn about observable behavior and John Broadus Watson’s controversial “Little Albert Experiment.”
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section A-4: Distinguish among behaviorism, the experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis, and professional practice guided by the science of behavior analysis.
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