Dana Do’s: Get Your M.A.C. Skills Together
PTB co-founder Dana Meller offers a key to building fluency and BCBA® exam readiness. Memorization. Application. Comprehension.
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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 Task List concepts and ABA terminology, study tips, mock exam questions with answer breakdowns, and lifestyle advice to maintain a healthy exam prep regimen.
Breaking Down a Mock BCBA® Exam Question: The Best Example of a Behavior
Test your Concepts and Principles knowledge. PTB co-founder Dana Meller as she reviews BCBA® mock exam question about identifying the best example of a behavior. Included is a detailed breakdown of various options that could be helpful when approaching this type of question on the big ABA exam.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section B-1: Define and provide examples of behavior, response, and response class.
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Coffee Quandary: Stimulus Control & Absence of Reinforcement in the Pursuit of Hydration
PTB co-founder Dana Meller discusses the concept of stimulus control, explaining the function of the Sᴰ.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section B-10: Define and provide examples of stimulus control.
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Test your ABA Terminology ➠ Operant vs. Respondent Extinction
PTB co-founder Dana Meller explains the differences between operant and respondent extinction procedures and how these procedures reduce challenging behaviors and diminish reflex responses in behavior management and conditioning.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section B-3: Define and provide examples of respondent and operant conditioning.
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Test your ABA Terminology ➠ Identify the Type of Conditioned Reinforcer in This Scenario
PTB co-founder Dana Meller reviews a specific type of conditioned reinforcer. Included is a description of generalized conditioned reinforcers and corresponding examples. Additionally, Dana shares a good rule of thumb for your exam about which stimuli are always identified as generalized conditioned reinforcers.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section G-3: Establish and use conditioned reinforcers.
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Dana Do’s: Dealing with the Frustration of Failing the BCBA® Exam
PTB cofounder Dana Meller offers some unsolicited advice for candidates who have experienced the frustration of failing the BCBA® exam by only a few points.
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This Reinforcer Assessment Evaluates SR+ Effectiveness: From M&M® Bliss to Breaking Point
PTB co-founder Dana Meller discusses a reinforcer assessment method used to evaluate the effectiveness of preferred items as reinforcers under high response requirements. Learn how this assessment helps determine the breaking point, where a reinforcer loses its value due to increasing demands, and how it aids in making informed decisions on reinforcement strategies.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section F-5: Conduct preference assessments.
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Shortcuts to Understanding the Basics Behind Each Experimental Design
Experimental design causes a lot of anxiety. PTB co-founder Dana Meller shares a few shortcuts to help on exam day, eliminating some answer options but also, more importantly, give you a head start on understanding the basics behind each design.
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Test your ABA Terminology ➠ Identify the Measurement System in This Scenario
Test your measurement, data display, and interpretation knowledge with PTB co-founder Dana Meller as she discusses one specific measurement system that measures the effect of the behavior after its occurrence. Here, Dana details the two ways someone could implement this type of measurement system, provides examples of scenarios and a variety of corresponding measurement methods, and highlights some of the pros of utilizing this type of measurement system.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section C-2: Distinguish among direct, indirect, and product measures of behavior.
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Let’s Break Down a BCBA® Mock Exam Question: Hypothesize the Function of Disruptive Behavior in Circle Time
PTB co-founder Dana Meller breaks down a BCBA® mock exam question, exploring various possibilities, automatic, unconditioned, negative, and positive reinforcement, to better understand the reasons behind the behavior in this scenario.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Sections B-4: Define and provide examples of positive and negative reinforcement contingencies.; and G-1: Use positive and negative reinforcement procedures to strengthen behavior.