This study manual is a compendium of the best tried and true resources for the BCBA Exam and a few bonus tips you likely won't find anywhere else.

1. A compilation of the very best study material
available for the BCBA Exam (and some little-known
golden nuggets)
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2.  Premium Study Material
 Text books
 Free Study Tools
 Online Groups
 Study Tips
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3.  We (BCBAExamPrep.com) are not responsible, affiliated, nor
sponsored with any of the following (except our own)
 These are tools that have helped our BCBA and we are sharing
the knowledge
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 Includes audio flashcards to test
and enhance knowledge and
scenarios to explain material
 Can listen on your mobile device
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BCBA Exam Prep Audiobook
www.BCBAExamPrep.com
Study Material

5.  The Premiere, most Widely
used, highly recommended
(not just by us)
 3,200 multiple choice
questions
 corrective feedback for each
incorrect option
 Textbook references
BDS Modules
www.BehaviorDevelopmentSolutions.com
Study Material

6.  BCBA Manual is essential, as
good as the Cooper book
 5 Week Exam Workshop is
useful in the run-up to your
test date
 Video Lectures are detailed
and well-produced
Pass The Big ABA Exam
www.PassTheBigabaexam.com.com
Study Material

7.  A good mock exam to find
your baseline
 Feedback is given based on
content area, not specific
questions
 Exams can only be taken
once!
 A close approximation of the
BCBA Exam
FIT Mock Exams
www.fit.edu/bst/programs/aba/exam.php
Study Material

8.  Known as the Cooper Book
 The source material for all
things ABA
 As essential as a pen and
paper
Applied Behavior Analysis
www.prenhall.com/cooper
Text Book

9.  Known as the Skinner Book
 Gives clear understanding of
verbal behavior
 It took him 20 years to write!
BF Skinner: Verbal Behavior
www.bfskinner.org/product/verbal-behavior/cooper
Text Book

10.  Clear explanation for Ethics
portion of exam
 Compact, not as intimidating
as Cooper book
 Full of example situations
Ethics for Behavior Analysts
www.prenhall.com/cooper
Text Book

11.  Careful! Quizlet is all user-
submitted and quite
unofficial
 Comes in handy if you find
yourself with time to study
but you’re without your
books
 Many, many user submitted
key terms
Quizlet – BCBA section
www.quizlet.com/subject/bcba
Free Study Tool

12. Online Study Groups
 2,400 members
 Search Facebook: ABA Study Group
 8,400 members
 Search Facebook: BCBA Study Group
Two “closed group” study groups on Facebook with like-minded individuals looking to get BCBA
certified. Within these groups are folks sharing great resources for the BCBA exam, forming study
groups and more. These groups are “closed” but simply request to join and it shouldn’t take more
than a day or two for an admin to let you in.
Online Study Groups

13.  Look at the old edition of the
BCBA task edition to enhance
your knowledge about what
the exam expects of you and
your knowledge
The third (old) edition of the
task list is outdated, but it still
holds valuable information
about what the BACB board is
looking for.
The Fourth Edition task list is
more streamlined and less
wordy which means less
specific.
Utilizing Old Editions of Task List
Study Tips
www.bcbaexamprep.com/3rdedition

14.  Hang up the flash cards
everywhere in your home. Test
yourself whenever you see
them.
 Let people you live with do “pop
quizzes” by taking you to a flash
card and quizzing you on it.
Flash cards are the tried and true
meth of studying for every test
we’ve ever taken. There are BCBA
exam flash cards you can buy but
the best flash cards are the ones
you make yourself.
Write the key term on the front,
and write your own personal
definition on the back.
Flash Cards (the right way)
Study Tips
Flashcards…everywhere.

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