Recommended Resources

Books worth your money if you want to go beyond the exam.

  • Applied Behavior Analysis (3rd Edition)

    John O. Cooper, Timothy E. Heron, William L. Heward

    The standard reference text in the field. Goes far deeper than the RBT exam requires, but if you want a single book that covers everything you might encounter in supervised practice, this is it.

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  • Behavior Analysis for Effective Teaching

    Julie S. Vargas

    Practical, classroom-oriented introduction to behavior-analytic teaching procedures. Useful if you'll be working with school-age clients.

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  • Ethics for Behavior Analysts (4th Edition)

    Jon S. Bailey, Mary R. Burch

    Concrete worked examples of the ethics code in practice. Strong supplement to the Professional Conduct section of the exam.

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