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B. Concepts and Principles
15 public questions. Scored-question planning weight: 24.
bcba-008Respondent versus operant conditioning: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Respondent versus operant conditioning, positive reinforcementbcba-009Positive and negative reinforcement contingencies: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative reinforcement contingencies, positive reinforcementbcba-010Positive and negative punishment contingencies: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative punishment contingencies, positive reinforcementbcba-011Automatic versus socially mediated contingencies: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Automatic versus socially mediated contingencies, positive reinforcementbcba-016Operant and respondent extinction: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Operant and respondent extinction, positive reinforcementbcba-112Respondent versus operant conditioning: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Respondent versus operant conditioning, positive reinforcementbcba-113Positive and negative reinforcement contingencies: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative reinforcement contingencies, positive reinforcementbcba-114Positive and negative punishment contingencies: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative punishment contingencies, positive reinforcementbcba-115Automatic versus socially mediated contingencies: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Automatic versus socially mediated contingencies, positive reinforcementbcba-120Operant and respondent extinction: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Operant and respondent extinction, positive reinforcementbcba-216Respondent versus operant conditioning: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Respondent versus operant conditioning, positive reinforcementbcba-217Positive and negative reinforcement contingencies: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative reinforcement contingencies, positive reinforcementbcba-218Positive and negative punishment contingencies: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative punishment contingencies, positive reinforcementbcba-219Automatic versus socially mediated contingencies: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Automatic versus socially mediated contingencies, positive reinforcementbcba-225Operant and respondent extinction: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Operant and respondent extinction, positive reinforcement
G. Behavior-Change Procedures
12 public questions. Scored-question planning weight: 25.
bcba-071Positive and negative reinforcement procedures: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative reinforcement procedures, positive reinforcementbcba-072Differential reinforcement with and without extinction: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Differential reinforcement with and without extinction, positive reinforcementbcba-087Positive and negative punishment procedures: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative punishment procedures, positive reinforcementbcba-175Positive and negative reinforcement procedures: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative reinforcement procedures, positive reinforcementbcba-176Differential reinforcement with and without extinction: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Differential reinforcement with and without extinction, positive reinforcementbcba-191Positive and negative punishment procedures: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative punishment procedures, positive reinforcementbcba-281Positive and negative reinforcement procedures: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative reinforcement procedures, positive reinforcementbcba-282Differential reinforcement with and without extinction: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Differential reinforcement with and without extinction, positive reinforcementbcba-297Positive and negative punishment procedures: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative punishment procedures, positive reinforcementbcba-363Positive and negative reinforcement procedures: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative reinforcement procedures, positive reinforcementbcba-364Differential reinforcement with and without extinction: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Differential reinforcement with and without extinction, positive reinforcementbcba-379Positive and negative punishment procedures: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Positive and negative punishment procedures, positive reinforcement
H. Selecting and Implementing Interventions
7 public questions. Scored-question planning weight: 20.
bcba-093Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment, positive reinforcementbcba-197Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment, positive reinforcementbcba-304Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment, positive reinforcementbcba-385Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment, positive reinforcementbcba-438Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment, positive reinforcementbcba-462Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment, positive reinforcementbcba-486Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment: Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change.Reinforcement and punishment by behavior change, Mitigating unwanted effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment, positive reinforcement
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