Corrections for the PTB ABA Exam Study Manual (Version 2)

Corrections for Version 1
Corrections for Version 2.1

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UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS BY SECTION

Section B

p. 33 FORMULAS FOR SETTING INITIAL CRITERION FOR REINFORCEMENTThe formula outcome is reversed. It should be: for increasing behavior the initial criterion should be between 1-4, and for decreasing behavior the initial criterion should be between 4-8
p. 39 Negative punishment procedures umbrellaThe umbrella is missing an image for the 3rd Response Cost Method-Existing Cache Response Cost
p. 53 Indiscriminable contingenciesThe first bullet- How does this effect your client? Should state: Your client’s behaviors continue at high rates (as they do not know when their next response will produce reinforcement), matching the unpredictable contingencies of the generalization setting
Review Question #22 answer key typoAnswer should be between 4-7
Review Question #23 answer key typoAnswer should be between 2345-3678

Section C

Review Question #3 answer key typoAnswer should be True
Review Question #5 answer key typoAnswer should be False
Review Question #8 answer key typoAnswer should be False

Section D

p. 112
PROS AND CONS OF MULTIPLE TREATMENT INTERFERENCE
4th bullet should say “Discrimination of IVs may be difficult for the client”, instead of designs
Review question #40 answer key typoAnswer should be descending trend and stable trend

Section E

p. 249 continuing education requirements chart typoSupervision requirements should be 3 hours per cycle
Review Question #20
answer key typo
Answer should be 3 hours of CEs in supervision per cycle

Section F

p. 130 Interviews tabIncorrect citation. Functional Analysis screening tool should be (Iwata &DeLeon, 1996)
p. 225 TREATMENT INTEGRITYProcedural fidelity bullet should say: often used as an AKA for treatment integrity instead of procedural fidelity

Section G

p. 165 5 STEPS OF IMITATIONStriefel is misspelled
p. 177 USE EQUIVALENCE-BASED INSTRUCTIONThe second bullet should read as follows: A teaching method that combines both: a. Stimulus Equivalence and b. Programmed Instruction (PI)
p. 187 Spaced-Responding DRLThe example should read: An average of 24 off-topic questions per 6-hr. school day = 4 off-topic questions per hr. = 20 min. IRT between each question. Baseline IRT = near or slightly above 20 min. 
p. 189 Interval DRHThe first bullet should say: procedurally like Interval DRL, not Full-Session DRL
p. 201 Fred Keller ImageFred Keller’s image is incorrectly sited. The correct link is: https://behavioranalysishistory.pbworks.com//page/2039979/Keller%2C%20Fred%20S
p. 204 ECHOIC TRAININGClarification for the 3rd procedure example. Should be: The instructor says, “coo”, and gives the client a cookie. This makes a cookie the reinforcer for that vocal approximation
Review Question #24 answer key typoShould be: b. PSI and g. DI

Section I

p. 234
USE PERFORMANCE MONITORING
4th bullet should say unacceptable behavior instead of acceptable behavior
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