If you’ve never conducted or observed a functional analysis, FA questions on the BCBA® exam can feel especially abstract. PTB founder Dana Meller helps you visualize what’s happening in an FA and what to look for when interpreting exam scenarios.
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PTB founder Dana Meller examines antecedent interventions and the key differences among them.
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ABA has multiple types of validity—internal, external, social, and measurement validity—but how do you keep them straight? PTB founder Dana Meller can help.
Dana Do’s: Understanding All the Types of Validity in ABA Read More
When it comes to collecting ABC data, there are two variations that every future BCBA should know: Narrative and continuous recording. Not sure what when to use which type? PTB founder Dana Meller can help with that.
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If you’re looking for data on how long a behavior occurs, duration is the name of the game. However, as PTB founder Dana Meller explains, there are two methods for ensuring and reporting duration that future BCBA®s need to know.
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Wondering if you need to study content that’s not listed in the 6th Edition Test Content Outline? PTB Founder Dana Meller suggests a way to make that determination.
Dana Do’s: To Study or Not to Study, If It’s Not in the TCO Read More
Tripped up trying to make correct discriminations when it comes to functional analysis? PTB founder Dana Meller has some tips to help you answer those tricky exam questions.
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There are three types of extinction procedures. PTB Founder Dana Meller breaks down how Learn how extinction is classified based on what’s being withheld—and why recognizing the maintaining consequence is key to answering extinction questions correctly on the BCBA®/BCaBA® exam.
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PTB co-founder Dana Meller shares the importance of speaking ABA and being able to fluently read and understand the Cooper text in order to pass the big exam.
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What’s the difference between parametric, component, and comparative analyses? And what do experimental designs have to do with it? PTB founder Dana Meller clears up the confusion with a deep dive into analysis variations.
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