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.
Sharpen your understanding of self-management with PTB co-founder Dana Meller as she highlights the two crucial behaviors involved in self-management.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section G-20: Use self-management strategies.
Awaken Your Inner Boss: Self Management for Behavior Change Champions Read More
PTB co-founder Dana Meller clarifies the distinctions between ratio strain and breaking point.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Sections B-5: Define and provide examples of schedules of reinforcement.; and F-5: Conduct preference assessments.
ABA Terminology Challenge ➠ Ratio Strain vs. Breaking Point Read More
PTB co-founder Dana Meller explores the main sections of the Code (4th edition BACB® Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts), explaining each section’s significance and the ethical responsibilities.
Refer to the 4th Edition BACB® Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts: All Sections
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).
Experimental Design Terminology ➠ The Baseline Logic Blueprint & the Sum of Its Parts Read More
PTB cofounder Dana Meller helps candidates retaking the exam consider a functional approach to defining the obstacles holding them back.
Dana Do’s: Why You’re Not Passing the BCBA® Exam Read More
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.
Dance the Axes Tango: Assessing Intervention Effectiveness on the Dynamic Data Graph Floor Read More
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).
Breaking Down a Mock BCBA® Exam Question: Using Behavior Reduction Procedures Read More
PTB co-founder Dana Meller talks about avoiding shortcuts in your exam prep. Becoming a BCBA® is not just about passing the Big Exam, it is about taking on a professional identity.
Dana Do’s: Short Cuts Don’t Work Read More
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.
Test your Knowledge of ABA Educational Methodologies ➠ Exploring PSI & Key Concepts Read More
Test your knowledge of reinforcement and punishment procedures. PTB co-founder Dana Meller addresses the temporary effect in responding that is expected to occur during the implementation of the treatment procedures. Included, Dana contrasts the occurrence of a temporary increase in challenging behavior in an extinction procedure.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section H-5: Plan for possible unwanted effects when using reinforcement, extinction, and punishment procedures.
Test your ABA Terminology ➠ Unwanted Effects in Responding Read More