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.
PTB co-founder Dana Meller discusses the ways in which you can increase your studying effectiveness through stimulus salience. We know that ABA works, and Dana reminds students to utilize basic ABA principles to help themselves prepare for the BCBA® exam.
Refer to Task List section B-10: Define and provide examples of stimulus control.
Dana Do’s: Using Stimulus Salience to Increase Studying Effectiveness Read More
Test your Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation skills with PTB co-founder Dana Meller as she reviews a BCBA® mock exam question about several #interobserveragreement (IOA) facts, with rules to live by. Here, Dana highlights a variety of important IOA benefits, as well as IOA percentage of agreement criteria details and the different reporting options.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section C-8: Evaluate the validity and reliability of measurement procedures.
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 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