BEHP 5016 Flashcards

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Code Element 5.0 - Behavior Analysts as ________

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Supervisors - The supervisor is fully responsible for the work of the supervisee

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Code Element 5.01 - Supervisory C__________

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Competence - Stay within boundaries of training and experience

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Code Element 5.02 - Supervisory V_________

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Volume - Only take as many supervisees as you can manage effectively

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Code Element 5.03 - Supervisory D__________

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Delegation - Delegate tasks only if the supervisee has the skills. If they do not, assist them to acquire.

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Code Element 5.04 - __________ Effective Supervision and Training

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Designing - Training should be behavior-analytic, effective, ethical and meet requirements

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What are 4 characteristics of effective supervision?

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Behavior-analytic
Effective
Ethical
Meets requirements

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Code Element 5.05 - __________ of Supervision Conditions

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Communication - Describe objectives, activities, evaluation up front and throughout

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Code Element 5.06 - Providing __________ to Supervisees

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Feedback - Feedback should result in bx change

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Code Element 5.07 - Evaluating the _________ of Supervision

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Effects - Ongoing data collection/analysis on supervisor, supervisee, and client progress

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List the components of ethical decision making:

  1. __________ the problem
  2. _________ the problem
  3. _________ potential solutions
  4. _________ advantages and disadvantages
  5. _________ a solution
  6. _________
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  1. Recognize the problem
  2. Define the problem
  3. Generate potential solutions
  4. Evaluate advantages and disadvantages
  5. Implement a solution
  6. Evaluate
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List the 7 steps for evidence-based supervision:

  1. ________ desired consumer outcomes
  2. ________ what staff must do to assist consumers in attaining desired outcomes
  3. ________ staff in the performance skills specified in step 2
  4. ________ staff performance
  5. ________ proficient staff performance
  6. ________ non-proficient staff performance
  7. Continuously ________ staff performance and consumer outcome attainment
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  1. Identify desired consumer outcomes
  2. Specify what staff must do to assist consumers in attaining desired outcomes
  3. Train staff in the performance skills specified in step 2
  4. Monitor staff performance
  5. Support proficient staff performance
  6. Correct non-proficient staff performance
  7. Continuously evaluate staff performance and consumer outcome attainment
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Code Element 6.0 - Responsibility to the _________ of Behavior Analysis

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Profession - Obligation to stay true to and remain current with the science, ethical/professional bx

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Code Element 6.01 - Affirming _________

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Principles - Uphold values, ethics, and principles and participate in professional organizations

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Code Element 6.02 - __________ Behavior Analysis

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Disseminating - Share info with the public through presentations, discussions and media

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Code Element 7.0 - Ethical Responsibility to _________

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Colleagues - Be aware of ethical obligations when working with others

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Code Element 7.01 - __________ an Ethical Culture

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Promoting - Ethics and awareness of the code at work

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Code Element 7.02 - Ethical ________ by others and risk of harm

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Violations - Follow reporting requirements

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18
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The practitioner organization of ABA is _____

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APBA - Association of Professional Behavior Analysts

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19
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The scientific and scholarly organization of ABA is _____

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ABAI - Association for Behavior Analysis International

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List the 6 steps for establishing standards for critical areas:

  • Identify _______ _______
  • Identify _______ _______ related to mission
  • Determine ________ _________
  • Develop __________, _________, and ________
  • _________ and train
  • _________ practice and ________ accordingly
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  • Identify critical areas
  • Identify critical processes related to mission
  • Determine optimal standards (gather current iterations and compare to best practices)
  • Develop guidelines, manuals, and tools
  • Disseminate and train
  • Evaluate practice and revise accordingly
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21
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List the 3 components of the ethics network:

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  • Training (all new therapists and all BCBAs
  • Continuous discussion (monthly talking points, quarterly/yearly discussions)
  • Internal ethics hotline
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List 5 steps of an evidence-based protocol for staff training:

  1. _______ the skills to be trained
  2. Provide trainees with a ________ _________ of the skills to be trained
  3. ________ the target skills
  4. Have staff ________ performing the target skills and provide ________
  5. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until staff demonstrate ________
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  1. Describe the skills to be trained
  2. Provide trainees with a written summary of the skills
  3. Demonstrate target skills
  4. Have staff practice and provide feedback
  5. Repeat until staff demonstrate competence
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List 5 guidelines for making formal monitoring acceptable to staff:

  1. _______ staff prior to monitoring what will will be monitored and why
  2. Upon entering the workplace to monitor perfomrance, _______ all staff present
  3. _________ monitoring if a potentially harmful or embarrassing situation is apparent
  4. Provide _________ to staff soon after monitoring
  5. Acknowledge staff upon __________ of monitoring prior to departing
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  1. Inform staff what will be monitored and why
  2. Greet all staff upon entering
  3. Discontinue monitoring if a potentially harmful or embarrassing situation is apparent
  4. Provide feedback soon after monitoring
  5. Acknowledge staff upon completion of monitoring
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List 5 clinical standards specifically related to ethics:

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  1. Interface with consumers
  2. Assessment
  3. Data collection
  4. Intervention
  5. Training and supervision
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The clinical area of “Interface with consumers” includes standards regarding:

  • _______ for services
  • _____________
  • ______ and _________ arrangements
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  • consent for services
  • confidentiality
  • fees and financial arrangements
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The clinical area of “Assessment” includes standards regarding:

  • _________ _________ assessment
  • scope of ________
  • using __________ __________ in reports
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  • functional behavior assessment
  • scope of practice
  • using understandable language in reports
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The clinical area of “Data Collection” includes standards regarding:

  • ongoing ________ of ______
  • using data to guide _________
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  • ongoing collection of data

- using data to guide decisions

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The clinical area of “Intervention” includes standards regarding:

  • conditions for _______
  • _________ to implementation
  • right to ________ __________
  • _________ _________ treatment
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  • conditions for success
  • barriers to implementation
  • right to effective treatment
  • evidence-based treatment
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The clinical area of “Training and Supervision” includes standards regarding:

  • __________ competent training programs
  • describing _________ requirements
  • providing __________
  • using ____________
  • supervising under a _______ ________
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  • designing competent training programs
  • describing evaluation requirements
  • providing feedback
  • using reinforcement
  • supervising under a signed contract
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30
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Code Element 1.02 - Boundaries of __________

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Competence - provide service within the boundaries of education, training, and supervised experience

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A group of behavior analysts who review behavior programs in a local area is referred to as …

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peer review

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A group of professionals who interact and coordinate services for an individual is referred to as an ….

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interdisciplinary team

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List 10 characteristics of a good interdisciplinary team:

  1. Leadership and _________
  2. C___________
  3. Personal __________, t________ and d_________
  4. Appropriate __________ and ____________
  5. Appropriate ______ _______
  6. C________
  7. I__________ characteristics
  8. Clarity of ________
  9. ________ and _________ of care
  10. Respecting and undertaking ________
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  1. Leadership and management - clear leader, democratic
  2. Communication
  3. Personal rewards, training, and development
  4. Appropriate resources and procedures - team meetings, administrative support
  5. Appropriate skill mix
  6. Climate - culture of trust, nurturing consensus
  7. Individual characteristics - knowledge, experience, skills
  8. Clarity of vision - clear set of values
  9. Quality and outcomes of care - client-centered, encouraging feedback
  10. Respecting and undertaking roles - joint working, autonomy
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34
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The author of “Translating the Covenant” (1996) is

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Foxx

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35
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The author of “Humble Behaviorism” (1991) is

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Neuringer

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36
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A better term to use when discussing punishment-based procedures may be ________ ________

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reductive procedures

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Inventing a new word or redefining an existing word is termed ________ _________

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conceptual revision

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38
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List 3 tenets of HDC’s Behavioral Diagnostic Paradigm:

  1. Rule out _______ etiologies
  2. Conduct a _________ __________
  3. If an individual is receiving psychotropic medication, a _________ _________ is necessary
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  1. medical
  2. functional analysis
  3. psychiatric diagnosis
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39
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“Having an effect on the mind affecting mental activity, behavior or perception”

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Psychotropic

40
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An effect of a psychotropic medication that acts as an EO, changing the effectiveness of certain stimuli as evocative or consequent variables.

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Secondary effect (e.g., light sensitivity, loss of appetite)

41
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The element of the Code most related to legal issues is …

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Code Element 2.0 BA’s Responsibility to Clients

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Legal issues are most likely to relate to:

  • documentation / _________ information
  • ________ and ______ for service
  • investigations and/or ________
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  • documentation/confidential information
  • contracts and fees for service
  • investigations and/or litigations
43
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Code Element 8.0 - Public _________

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Statements - comply with Code in public statements

44
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Code Element 8.01 - False or _________ Statements

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Deceptive - don’t say, omit, or imply something untrue

45
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Code Element 8.02 - __________ Property

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Intellectual - get permission and give credit

46
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Code Element 8.03 - Statements by _________

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Others - responsible for what others say re: us and our practice - correct misinformation

47
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Code Element 8.04 - ______ Presentations and _______-Based Services

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Media - protect confidentiality and be careful about public “advice”

48
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Code Element 8.05 - ____________ and Advertising

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Testimonials - only okay from former clients, ads ok in accordance w/law

49
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Code Element 8.06 - In-Person ___________

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Solicitation - don’t do in-person solicitation unless invited

50
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Based on the established scientific principles of behavior as demonstrated over time

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empirically supported

51
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Quantitative and experimental (vs qualitative or descriptive)

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evidence-based

52
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Consensus of the field

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Best practice

53
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When there are multiple effective treatments, take into account:

  • Efficiency and _______ _________
  • ______ and _______ ________
  • Client __________
  • Practitioner __________ and _________
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  • Efficiency and cost-effectiveness
  • Risks and side effects
  • Client preference
  • Practitioner experience and training
54
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List 2 steps for evaluating the effectiveness of high-tech:

  1. Is it ________? What additional _________ are required?
  2. Are there _________ _________ with lower tech?
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  1. Is it effective? What additional repertoires are required?
  2. Are there comparative studies with lower tech?
55
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List 3 questions when choosing a technology:

  1. Does it ________ ______ and at least as well as the low-tech option for which we have an _________ ______?
  2. Do your ________ _________ match the _________?
  3. Do you have the ________?
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  1. Does it actually work and at least as well as the low-tech option for which we have an evidence base?
  2. Do your clinical needs match the advantages?
  3. Do you have the resources (knowledge, finances, storage, etc)?
56
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The application of the scientific method to explain the properties of the world around us

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Research

57
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List 2 reasons that research ethics are important:

  • _________ human and animal participants
  • ensure _________ of reporting
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protect, accuracy

58
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Study which falsified a large data set on dual diagnosis

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Breuning NIMH ruling

59
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Studies on obesity and aging which published fraudulent research

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Poehlman

60
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Mandated protection for human subjects

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Helsinki Declaration (1964)

61
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Ethics regulations mandating respect for persons, beneficence, and justice

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Belmont Report (1979)

62
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Required ethics training for funded projects

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NIH (1989)

63
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List 5 requirements for human research:

  • balance between ______ and _______
  • independent ________ ________
  • informed ________
  • valid and important ________ ________
  • valid __________
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  • balance between risks and benefits
  • independent ethical review
  • informed consent
  • valid and important research question
  • valid methodology
64
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List 2 core ethics of research:

  • _________ research ethically
  • _________ research according to the approved proposal
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  • design

- conduct

65
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List the 3 components of informed consent:

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competence, knowledge, volition (voluntariness)

66
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List the three protections included in the Belmont report:

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respect for persons, beneficence, justice

67
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The impetus for the Belmont Report mandates was:

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the Tuskegee Syphilis study

68
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List the 4 pillars of ethical, responsible, and professional behavior:

  • B________
  • C________
  • P________
  • D________
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  • boundaries
  • confidentiality
  • professionalism
  • do no harm
69
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Code Element 9.0: Behavior Analysts and ________

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Research - follow recognized standards of scientific competence and ethical research

70
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Code Element 9.01: Conforming with Laws and ____________

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Regulations

71
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Code Element 9.02: Characteristics of ___________ Research

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Responsible - only after formal review

72
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List 4 characteristics of IRBs:

  • I___________
  • Consist of ______ members
  • Broad _______ of __________
  • __________ of membership
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  • independent
  • 5+ members with expertise in human subject research
  • broad scope of expertise
  • diversity of membership
73
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Information gained through research and applicable on a broader scale

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generalizable knowledge

74
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Research planned to answer a question is termed “_______”

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designed

75
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List 3 research activities exempt from 9.02 (not “prospective research activities”):

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  • existing data
  • program evaluation
  • discovery “along the way”
76
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Code Element 9.03: I_________ C_________

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Informed Consent - use understandable language and don’t trap participants

77
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Code Element 9.04: Using Confidential Information for _________ or Instructive Purposes

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Didactic - don’t disclose PHI without consent, disguise confidential information

78
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Code Element 9.05: D_________

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Debriefing - provide information after the study

79
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Code Element 9.06: G_______ and J________ Reviews

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Grant and Journal - don’t copy research reviewed (but can replicate)

80
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Code Element 9.07: P_________

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Plagiarism - fully cite work of others

81
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Code Element 9.08: Acknowledging ____________

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Contributions - acknowledge the contributions of others in authorship or footnotes

82
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Code Element 9.09: _________ and Use of Data

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Accuracy - don’t fabricate data, omit findings, or falsify results; publish original data only once; don’t withhold data

83
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1998 article in The Lancet suggesting link between autism and the MMR vaccine was written by ….

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Andrew Wakefield

84
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Study that downplayed risk of breast growth in males

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Johnson & Johnson Risperdal Lawsuit

85
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Subsequent publication that states that a prior error occurred and provides the correct information

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Erratum

86
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List benefits of research:

  • Research advances our understanding of _______, ________, and _________
  • Research illustrates the power of our ________ _________
  • Research creates an __________ _________ that justifies the existence of our field
  • Research enhances our ________ and _________ of behavior analysis
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  • Research advances our understanding of concepts, principles, and procedures
  • Research illustrates the power of our applied technology
  • Research creates an evidence-base that justifies the existence of our field
  • Research enhances our knowledge and understanding of behavior analysis
87
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Code Element 10.0: Behavior Analyst’s Responsibility to __________

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the BACB - adhere to the Code

88
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Code Element 10.01: _________ and ________ Information Provided to the BACB

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Truthful and Accurate

89
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Code Element 10.02: _______ Responding, Reporting and Updating of Information Provided to the BACB

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Timely - notify the BACB within 30 days of reportable events

90
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List events which must be reported to the BACB:

  • ______ violation
  • _________ investigation
  • Action or ________
  • Filing of ________
  • Conviction or _______
  • Fines or ________
  • _________ conditions
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  • code violation
  • disciplinary investigation
  • action or sanction
  • filing of charges
  • conviction or plea
  • fines or tickets
  • impairing conditions
91
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Code Element 10.03: Confidentiality and BACB _________ _________

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Intellectual Property - respect BACB trademarks, copyrights; don’t share exam information

92
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Code Element 10.04: Examination Honesty and _________

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Irregularities - report suspected cheating or falsified credentials; don’t provide/access unauthorized exam content

93
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Code Element 10.05: Compliance with BACB _________ and _________ _________

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Supervision and Coursework Standards

94
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Code Element 10.06: Being ________ with the Code

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Familiar - ignorance is no excuse

95
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Code Element 10.07: Discouraging ___________ by Non-Certified Individuals

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Misrepresentation - report non-certified practioners to licensing board and BACB