BCBA Test Content Outline B

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...

B20 Identify the role of multiple control in verbal behavior

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

B.20 Identify the role of multiple control in verbal behavior Multiple Control in Verbal Behavior Multiple control in verbal behavior occurs when more than one controlling variable influences a single verbal response. These variables can include antecedent stimuli,...

B17 Distinguish between motivating operations and stimulus control

by BPREPadmin | Sep 17, 2024 | BCBA Test Content Outline B

B.17 Distinguish between motivating operations and stimulus control Motivating Operations Motivating operations (MOs) are environmental events or conditions that temporarily alter the effectiveness of a reinforcer or punisher and influence the likelihood of a behavior...