A BA Study Podcast

Group Contingencies (E-05)

In Episode 34, I talk about the BACB's Fourth Edition Task List item E-05: Use independent, interdependent, and dependent group contingencies.  References: Cooper, J. O

Instructions, Rules (E-03), and Contingency Contracting (E-04)

In Episode 33, I briefly talk about the BACB's Fourth Edition Task List items E-03: Use instructions and rules; and E-04: Use contingency contracting (i.e., behavioral co

Discrimination Training (E-02) **RBT

In Episode 32, I talk about the BACB's Fourth Edition Task List item E-02: Use discrimination training procedures.  References: Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W

Discriminative Stimuli (SDs) and Motivating Operations (MOs) - E-01 **RBT

In Episode 31, I start Section E: Specific Behavior-Change Procedures. Specifically, I talk about the BACB's Fourth Edition Task List item E-01 which states to use interv

DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT (D-21) **RBT

In Episode 30, I finish up Section D: Fundamental Elements of Behavior Change!!! I talk about the BACB's Fourth Edition Task List item D-21 which states to use differenti

Time-Based Schedules of Reinforcement (D-20) **RBT

In Episode 29, I talk about the BACB's Fourth Edition Task List items D-20, which states to use response-independent schedules of reinforcement.  If you want more inform

Extinction (D-18) + Punishment + Reinforcement (D-19) **RBT

Guys! We're back with a new episode!  In Episode 28, I talk about the BACB's Fourth Edition Task List items D-18 (use extinction) and D-19 (use combinations of reinforce

PUNISHMENT (D-15, D-16, D-17)

Episode 27 covers PUNISHMENT. Specifically, I discuss the following task list items from the BACB's Fourth Edition Task List (how many times do I say "task list"?): D-15:

Echoic (D-10), Mand (D-11), Tact (D-12), Intraverbal (D-13), and Listener (D-14) Training

This episode covers the Fourth Edition Task List items D-10, D-11, D-12, D-13, and D-14, which states to use echoic training, mand training, tact training, intraverbal tr

Elementary Verbal Operants (FK 43 - FK 46, D-09)

This episode covers the Fourth Edition Task List items D-09: Use the verbal operants as a basis for language assessment. In order to discuss that, I first discuss FK-43 -

Discrete-Trial vs. Free-Operant Arrangements (D-08)

This episode covers the Fourth Edition Task List items D-08: Use discrete-trial and free-operant arrangements. If you want more information on free-operant arrangements,

Chaining (D-06) and Task Analyses (D-07) **RBT

This episode covers the Fourth Edition Task List items D-06: Use chaining and D-07: Conduct task analyses.  For more information on chaining, check out Chapter 23 of Coop

Shaping (D-05) **RBT

This episode covers the Fourth Edition Task List item D-05: Use shaping.  For more information on shaping, check out Chapter 22 of Cooper, Heron, and Heward (2020). Refe

Modeling and Imitation Training (D-04)

This episode covers the Fourth Edition Task List item D-04: Use modeling and imitation training.  For more information on modeling, imitation, and imitation training, che

Prompts and Prompt Fading (D-03) **RBT

This short and sweet episode covers the Fourth Ed. Task List Item D-03: Use prompts and prompt fading. For more information on prompting, you can check out Cooper et al.,

Reinforcement (D-01) and Schedules of Reinforcement (D-02) **RBT

Welcome to Section D of the Fourth Ed. Task List! This episode covers positive and negative reinforcement and basic schedules of reinforcement. Follow @abastudypodcast fo

Behavior-Change Considerations (C-01, C-02, C-03) **RBT

In this episode, I cover Section C (Behavior-Change Considerations) of the Fourth Edition Task List. Specifically, I dive into the possible unwanted effects of reinforcem

Component (B-10) and Parametric (B-11) Analyses

In Episode 17, I discuss the final two task list items for Section B: Experimental Design: component and parametric analyses! I talk about what they are and then I briefl

Combining Design Elements (B-09)

It's a short, sweet, and parsimonious episode today, where I discuss combining design elements both with my own thesis and in Mace, Page, Ivancic, and O'Brien's (1986) ar

Multiple Baseline (B-07) and Multiple Probe (B-08) Designs

In this episode, I try to explain MB and MP designs to my sister who has very little knowledge in ABA. Listen in to learn more about these designs, their threats to inter