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Identify the goals of behavior analysis as a science (i.e., description, predict
| BCBA Task List | 5th Edition |
|---|---|
| A. Philosophical Underpinnings A-1 | Identify the goals of behavior analysis as a science (i.e., description, prediction, control). |
| A. Philosophical Underpinnings A-2 | Explain the philosophical assumptions underlying the science of behavior analysis (e.g., selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony, pragmatism). |
| A. Philosophical Underpinnings A-3 | Describe and explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism. |
| A. Philosophical Underpinnings A-4 | Distinguish among behaviorism, the experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis, and professional practice guided by the science of behavior analysis. |
| A. Philosophical Underpinnings A-5 | Describe and define the dimensions of applied behavior analysis (Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968). |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-1 | Define and provide examples of behavior, response, and response class. |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-2 | Define and provide examples of stimulus and stimulus class. |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-3 | Define and provide examples of respondent and operant conditioning. |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-4 | Define and provide examples of positive and negative reinforcement contingencies. |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-5 | Define and provide examples of schedules of reinforcement. |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-6 | Define and provide examples of positive and negative punishment contingencies. |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-7 | Define and provide examples of automatic and socially mediated contingencies. |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-8 | Define and provide examples of unconditioned, conditioned, and generalized reinforcers and punishers. |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-9 | Define and provide examples of operant extinction. |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-10 | Define and provide examples of stimulus control |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-11 | Define and provide examples of discrimination, generalization, and maintenance. |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-12 | Define and provide examples of motivating operations. |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-13 | Define and provide examples of rule-governed and contingency-shaped behavior. |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-14 | Define and provide examples of the verbal operants. |
| B. Concepts and Principles B-15 | Define and provide examples of derived stimulus relations. |
| C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation C-1 | Establish operational definitions of behavior. |
| C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation C-2 | Distinguish among direct, indirect, and product measures of behavior. |
| C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation C-3 | Measure occurrence (e.g., count, frequency, rate, percentage). |
| C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation C-4 | Measure temporal dimensions of behavior (e.g., duration, latency, interresponse time). |
| C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation C-5 | Measure form and strength of behavior (e.g., topography, magnitude). |
| C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation C-6 | Measure trials to criterion. |
| C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation C-7 | Design and implement sampling procedures (i.e., interval recording, time sampling). |
| C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation C-8 | Evaluate the validity and reliability of measurement procedures. |
| C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation C-9 | Select a measurement system to obtain representative data given the dimensions of behavior and the logistics of observing and recording. |
| C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation C-10 | Graph data to communicate relevant quantitative relations (e.g., equal-interval graphs, bar graphs, cumulative records). |
| C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation C-11 | Interpret graphed data. |
| D. Experimental Design D-1 | Distinguish between dependent and independent variables. |
| D. Experimental Design D-2 | Distinguish between internal and external validity. |
| D. Experimental Design D-3 | Identify the defining features of single-subject experimental designs (e.g., individuals serve as their own controls, repeated measures, prediction, verification, replication). |
| D. Experimental Design D-4 | Describe the advantages of single-subject experimental designs compared to group designs. |
| D. Experimental Design D-5 | Use single-subject experimental designs (e.g., reversal, multiple baseline, multielement, changing criterion). |
| D. Experimental Design D-6 | Describe rationales for conducting comparative, component, and parametric analyses. |
| E. Ethics E-1 | Introduction |
| E. Ethics E-2 | Responsibility as a Professional |
| E. Ethics E-3 | Responsibility in Practice |
| E. Ethics E-4 | Responsibility to Clients and Stakeholders |
| E. Ethics E-5 | Responsibility to Supervisees and Trainees |
| E. Ethics E-6 | Responsibility in Public Statements |
| E. Ethics E-7 | Responsibility in Research |
| F. Behavior Assessment F-1 | Review records and available data (e.g., educational, medical, historical) at the outset of the case. |
| F. Behavior Assessment F-2 | Determine the need for behavior-analytic services. |
| F. Behavior Assessment F-3 | Identify and prioritize socially significant behavior-change goals. |
| F. Behavior Assessment F-4 | Conduct assessments of relevant skill strengths and deficits. |
| F. Behavior Assessment F-5 | Conduct preference assessments. |
| F. Behavior Assessment F-6 | Describe the common functions of problem behavior. |
| F. Behavior Assessment F-7 | Conduct a descriptive assessment of problem behavior. |
| F. Behavior Assessment F-8 | Conduct a functional analysis of problem behavior. |
| F. Behavior Assessment F-9 | Interpret functional assessment data. |