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.
Learn about respondent conditioning, where an unconditioned stimulus and a neutral stimulus are paired to create a conditioned response.
ABA Terminology ➠ Stimuli Paired in Respondent Conditioning Read More
PTB co-founder Dana Meller shares helpful tips about incorporating studying into your already busy lives.
Dana Do’s: BCBA® Exam Prep Studying Tips Read More
PTB co-founder Dana Meller shares helpful tips about incorporating studying into your already busy lives.
Dana Do’s: How to Make Time for Studying for the BCBA® Exam Read More
PTB co-founder Dana Meller shares a surprisingly easy trick to interpret the call-to-action of a mock or actual test question on the BCBA® or BCaBA® exam.
Dana Do’s: The Secret to Test Questions Read More
Test your ABA experimental design skills with a breakdown of a BCBA® mock exam question about the identification of a three-phase experimental design.
Breaking Down a Mock BCBA® Exam Question: Identify a 3-Phase Reversal Experimental Design Read More
Learn how your verbal behavior, reinforced in the past, defines the operant, even if it’s not reinforced in the moment. PTB founder Dana Meller clears up common misconceptions about mands and their reinforcement history.
Test Your ABA Terminology ➠ Identify the Verbal Operant Explained in This Scenario Read More
PTB co-founder Dana Meller shares practical insight on the importance of approaching exam questions at face value.
Dana Do’s: The Problem With Making Assumptions on the BCBA® Exam Read More
PTB founder Dana Meller shares insights on how to use your mock BCBA® exam mistakes to assess and improve your test-taking behavior.
Dana Do’s: Use Mistakes to Assess How You Test Read More
Test your concepts and principles skills with PTB founder Dana Meller, as she reviews a BCBA® mock exam question about the compound schedule of reinforcement in the context of voting. Here, Dana details the key features of the mixed, concurrent, conjunctive, and tandem schedules of reinforcement, as well as provides corresponding examples.
Breaking Down a BCBA® Mock Exam Question: Identify the Compound Schedule of Reinforcement Read More
Test your knowledge of concepts & principles with PTB founder Dana Meller as she reviews a BCBA® mock exam question about the parameters to consider when using punishment.
Breaking Down a BCBA® Mock Exam Question: Parameters for Using Punishment Read More