Section F

This Reinforcer Assessment Evaluates SR+ Effectiveness: From M&M® Bliss to Breaking Point

PTB co-founder Dana Meller discusses a reinforcer assessment method used to evaluate the effectiveness of preferred items as reinforcers under high response requirements. Learn how this assessment helps determine the breaking point, where a reinforcer loses its value due to increasing demands, and how it aids in making informed decisions on reinforcement strategies.

Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section F-5: Conduct preference assessments.

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Test Your Descriptive Assessment Skills ➠ ABC Recording Methods

Get a comprehensive overview of ABC Recording Methods. PTB co-founder Dana Meller breaks down the two types, along with their differences, benefits, and practical applications.

Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Sections F-7: Conduct a descriptive assessment of problem behavior; and F-9: Interpret functional assessment data.

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Test your ABA Terminology ➠ Pivotal Behavior vs. Behavior Cusp

Test your behavior assessment knowledge with PTB co-founder Dana Meller as she compares and contrasts pivotal behavior vs. behavior cusp, providing several corresponding examples of each, as they relate to identifying the target behaviors that need prioritization for treatment.

Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section F-3: Identify and prioritize socially significant behavior-change goals.

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Test your ABA Terminology ➠ Interpret Descriptive Assessment Data

Test your knowledge of interpreting descriptive assessment ABC data with PTB co-founder Dana Meller. Here she discusses conditional probability, including the rules that apply, and provides a step-by-step example using the calculation formula and how to report these data.

Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Sections F-7: Conduct a descriptive assessment of problem behavior; F-9: Interpret functional assessment data.

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Test your ABA Terminology ➠ Functional Assessment Procedures

Focusing on ABC data collection, PTB co-founder Dana Meller discusses functional assessment procedures. Dana explains how to generate mathematical probabilities for target behaviors based on specific antecedents and consequences, providing a step-by-step guide to quantitatively analyzing the gathered information.

Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Sections F-7: Conduct a descriptive assessment of problem behavior and F-9: Interpret functional assessment data.

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ABA terms you need to know: ABC recording method

Test Your ABA Behavior Assessment Terminology ➠ ABC Recording Methods

PTB co-founder Dana Meller discusses the two types of ABC recording methods, focusing on each technique’s differences and accuracy concerns.

Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section F-7: Identify the defining features of single-subject experimental designs (e.g., individuals serve as their own controls, repeated measures, prediction, verification, replication).

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Let's break down a BCBA® mock exam question about FA.

Let’s Break Down a BCBA® Mock Exam Question: Play Along & Identify the Demand Condition in this FA Scenario

Test your behavior assessment skills. Let’s break down a BCBA® mock exam question about functional analysis (FA) including its role in testing for the escape function of behavior.

Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section F-8: Conduct a functional analysis of problem behavior.

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Let's break down a BCBA® mock exam question about preference assessments.

Let’s Break Down a BCBA® Mock Exam Question: Choice-Making

PTB co-founder Dana Meller breaks down a BCBA® mock exam question that focuses on understanding preferences and reinforcement, and how analyzing choices can provide a window into what reinforces behavior.

Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section F-5: Conduct preference assessments.

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Dana Do’s: Nine Considerations for Prioritizing Target Behaviors

PTB founder breaks down each of the nine considerations for prioritizing target behaviors.

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Dana Do’s: All the Validities in ABA, Explained

PTB founder Dana Meller helps connect each of the validities to the validity of this explanation.

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