BJC study plan

Define and contrast reinforcement schedules, stimulus control, and motivating operations in your own written notes

Diagram the three-term contingency and the four-term contingency for five self-generated clinical examples

List at least twelve behavior-change procedures (e.g., shaping, chaining, extinction, DRA, DRO, token economy) and write one accurate sentence describing each

Build a one-page decision guide mapping common client presentations to candidate behavior-change procedures

Write operational definitions for three target behaviors that pass the dead-man's test and include measurable dimensions

Sequence a task analysis of at least 10 steps for a daily living skill and specify forward, backward, and total-task chaining steps

Draft a full behavior intervention plan outline for a hypothetical client, including baseline, goals, procedures, and data-collection method

Critique two of your own drafted procedures against the dimensions of applied behavior analysis (applied, behavioral, analytic, technological, conceptually systematic, effective, generality)

Describe the components of a functional behavior assessment (indirect, descriptive, and experimental methods) and when each is appropriate

Construct a mock functional analysis condition set and predict the pattern of data each condition would produce

Interpret three written vignettes of functional analysis graphs and state the likely function of behavior for each

Match at least eight function-based interventions to the functions they address and justify each match

Design a data-collection system for frequency, duration, latency, and interval recording, stating one strength and one limitation of each

Compute interobserver agreement using total count, interval-by-interval, and trial-by-trial methods from sample data you create

Calculate and interpret graphed data trends using visual analysis (level, trend, variability) for three self-drawn graphs

Write a summary paragraph interpreting a mock data set and recommending a programming decision

Compare reversal, multiple baseline, alternating treatments, and changing criterion designs, listing internal-validity threats each controls

Sketch a multiple baseline across behaviors design for a scenario and label all axes, phases, and predicted data paths

Identify at least six confounds (e.g., sequence effects, carryover, maturation) in written experimental scenarios

Select the most appropriate single-case design for three given clinical constraints and defend each choice

Summarize respondent and operant conditioning, verbal behavior, and rule-governed behavior in a concept map

Apply the ethics code sections on informed consent, confidentiality, and multiple relationships to four written ethical dilemmas

Distinguish between supervision, consultation, and delegation responsibilities in three scenarios

Draft a client-facing informed consent script that satisfies ethical and legal requirements

Outline the components of effective supervision, including goal setting, observation, feedback, and documentation

Create a supervision contract template with measurable trainee objectives and evaluation criteria

Evaluate three case-management scenarios for risk, coordination-of-care, and documentation requirements

Identify ethical pitfalls in supervision (e.g., dual relationships, insufficient oversight) and describe preventive steps

Complete two full-length timed practice exams and record accuracy by domain

Review every missed item and write a corrected rationale for each

Revisit your weakest two domains and redo targeted practice sets until you reach 80% accuracy

Assemble a one-page formula and definitions sheet for last-minute review