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C1 Create operational definitions of behavior

by BPREPadmin | Sep 19, 2024 | BCBA Test Content Outline C

C.1 Create operational definitions of behavior Establishing operational definitions of behavior is a crucial step in applied behavior analysis (ABA) as it provides clear and measurable criteria for identifying and quantifying behavior. Here are the steps to establish...

B24 Identify and distinguish between imitation and observational learning

by BPREPadmin | Sep 18, 2024 | BCBA Test Content Outline B

B.24 Identify and distinguish between imitation and observational learning Imitation Imitation is mimicking another person’s behavior immediately after witnessing it. The behavior is replicated exactly or nearly identically to how it was modeled, and the act of...

B23 Identify ways the matching law can be used to interpret response allocation

by BPREPadmin | Sep 18, 2024 | BCBA Test Content Outline B

B23 Identify ways the matching law can be used to interpret response allocation Matching Law and Response Allocation The matching law outlines how people distribute their replies across available options in accordance to the amount of reinforcement received from each...

B22 Identify ways behavioral momentum can be used to understand response persistence

by BPREPadmin | Sep 18, 2024 | BCBA Test Content Outline B

B.22 Identify ways behavioral momentum can be used to understand response persistence Behavioral Momentum and Response Persistence Behavioral momentum is a concept that likens the persistence of behavior to the momentum of a moving object. It suggests that behaviors...

B21 Identify examples of processes that promote emergent relations and generative performance

by BPREPadmin | Sep 18, 2024 | BCBA Test Content Outline B

A.2 Explain the philosophical assumptions underlying the science of behavior analysis (e.g., selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony, pragmatism). Determinism Determinism in behavior analysis asserts that behavior is lawful and predictable, meaning it is...