Dana Do’s: How to Tell the Difference Between Applied and Effective Dimensions on BCBA®/BCaBA Exam Questions
PTB founder Dana Meller breaks down two often-confused ABA dimensions—applied and effective to explain how to tell them apart.
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Dana Do’s: How to Spot Imitation vs. Observation on BCBA® Exam Questions
Watching someone else perform a behavior can be a clue—but it doesn’t automatically make the scenario imitation. PTB founder Dana Meller focuses on the details that can separate the right answer from the almost-right answer on the BCBA® exam.
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Dana Do’s: How to Prepare for the Transition to the BACB® 6th Edition Test Content Outline
With the 6th Edition transition weeks away, many BCBA®/BCaBA® exam candidates are uncertain about how to best prepare. PTB founder Dana Meller is here with advice on how 5th Ed. students can plan to Beat the Odds and navigate the new 6th Ed. Test Content Outline (TCO).
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Dana Do’s: How to Discriminate What ‘Is’ or ‘Is Not’ Behavior in BCBA® Exam Questions
There is a struggle with identifying what is or is not a behavior when it comes to BCBA® exam questions. PTB co-founder Dana Meller offers some simple yet critical ways to make those discriminations.
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Dana Do’s: How to Discriminate Between Extraneous and Confounding Variables
Extraneous and confounding variables are the same, but different. PTB founder Dana Meller breaks it down.
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Dana Do’s: How to Determine Value vs. Behavior Altering Effect
A motivating operation is not a thing that you hold in your hand. It is the state or condition of being deprived of something or satiated with something. PTB co-founder Dana Meller dives into the in-the-moment effects to help explain the difference.
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Dana Do’s: How to Determine Preference of Tested Stimuli
How do you determine the relative preference of tested stimuli during trial-based preference assessments? PTB Founder Dana Meller breaks it down.
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Dana Do’s: How to Decode the BACB® Ethics Code on Exam Questions
PTB founder Dana Meller suggests that memorizing the sections of the BACB® Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts will in fact help you make correct discriminations when prepping for the BCBA® exam.
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Dana Do’s: How to Choose the Best Answer When Two BCBA® Exam Answers Seem Correct
When two BCBA® exam answers both seem correct, choosing between them can feel impossible. PTB founder Dana Meller offers practical strategies for identifying the best answer, especially when the question includes tricky qualifiers or closely matched choices.
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Dana Do’s: How the BACB® Scores the BCBA® Exam
Learn how the BCBA® exam is scored, and what score you should aim for to improve your chances of passing.
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