E09.04- E09.09 Confidentiality & Instruction, Debriefing, Grant/Journal Reviews, Plagiarism, Acknowledgements, Data Accuracy Flashcards
Individuals who hold certifications issued by the BACB do not plagiarize the works of others. Plagiarism involves two elements: 1. The act of taking someone else’s work and 2. the act of
Pretending that someone else’s work is your work.
A graduate student conducted his thesis using a training protocol developed by another student. The protocol was unique and it was included in the article.
Because the protocol of the other student was a significant contribution and became part of the manuscript, that student should be offered secondary authorship.
Charlie is the chair… who should receive first authorship?
Linda
Which is an acceptable reference to participants of an experiment? “The participants were two
teacher from a small New England town middle school.
While writing a book, the behavior analyst found that changing case study details would obscure the reasons for including certain case studies and would border on presenting falsified accounts. The behavior analyst should
Seek permission to use the information, in writing, from the appropriate individuals or organizations.
A behavior analyst has recently complied some of his research into a treatment package for practitioners. If he includes any previously published data in the program materials, he must
Include references to the prior publication.
A behavior analyst replicated research that was previously conducted, but not published. His paper, submitted for publication, should include
A reference to the previous work
A behavior analyst has published her thesis in a renowned ABA journal. She notices that two of the data sets are from participants who didn’t complete the study. She should correct the problem by
Notifying the journal editor and submitting corrections as advised.
You want to use data from your practice to present at a conference as educational materials. You must
First disguise confidential information so the individuals are not identifiable.
After participating in a study, research participants must be debriefed. The debriefing process
Give researchers an opportunity to disclose the procedures and goals of the study, while also providing participants with an opportunity to ask questions.
A BCBA is preparing a presentation for a behavior analysis conference. To effectively make his point, he must include personally identifiable information of some former clients. The BCBA should
Not include anyone in the presentation from whom he has not received consent.
Parents of a client give written consent to use their child’s undisguised data. The parents, being so happy with the child’s progress, ask the BCBA to use the child’s real name in presentations. Which response is most appropriate?
“Thank you, but revealing your child’s identity is not necessary. It is possible that this information being publicly available could cause harm someday.”
An article in a standard peer reviewed journal showed the dramatic effects of an intervention procedure. After publication, another behavior analyst wanted access to the data to run his own analysis. He expressed some skepticism about claims made in the article. The researcher
Should provide him with the data
An article in a standard peer reviewed journal showed the dramatic effects of an intervention procedure. After publication, another behavior analyst wanted access to the data to commercially develop a treatment package based on the procedure described in the article. The researcher
Can choose whether or not to provide him with the data.
A behavior analyst sitting on a grant committee reviews a compelling research proposal. She conducts and publishes the research herself based on the grant writer’s proposal. This is
Unethical and is an example of theft of intellectual property and abuse of power, even if the behavior analyst cites the researcher’s original thesis.
