Ethics Flashcards
Basic principles: Beneficence…
To do no harm
Maximise benefits and Minimise harm
Basic principles: Justice
Everyone treated equally.
Equal distribution of benefits/burdens
Basic principles: Respect for persons ~ Informed consent
Given information about experiment, risks and benefits
Voluntariness: withdrawal at any time (autonomy) and not coerced
Offering a reward too good to turn down is a form of ___
Coercion
Basic principles: To do no harm
Maximise benefits and minimise harm
Beneficence
Basic principles: Treat everyone equally
Justice
Basic principles: Research
Activity testing a hypothesis such that conclusions can be drawn and contribute to generalised knowledge
Basic principles: Practice
Implemented to Improve Ps well being. Must have a reasonable likelihood of success
Basic principles: activity testing a hypothesis to build upon generalise knowledge
Research
Basic principles: implemented to improve a persons well being.
Practice
What three questions help to define ethics?
What is the right thing to do?
What is worth doing?
What does it mean to be a good behaviour analyst?
Behaviour analysts always focus on helping a client build a ____ ____ ____ ____ as well as ____ ____ ____
repertoire of acceptable behaviour
reducing inappropriate behaviour
3 variables that help decide whether something I the right thing to do are…
1) Personal Experience
2) Where you practice (e.g. School)
3) Ethical codes
Give an example of how the location you practice a technique in can determine the right course of action
Some techniques may be problematic if a persons attachment to the Ps causes them to interfere
Responsible Behaviour Analysts rely on ____ ____ as their basis for selecting treatments and practices
Scientific Evidence
If a Behaviour Analyst lacks the training to tackle problems then s/he….
Refuse to take the case
When do Behaviour Analysts finish their training?
The don’t. They must continue as long as they are practicing
You should always choose ____ based treatments over _____ based treatments whenever possible (think consequences)
Reinf’t; Punish’t
When punish’t is warranted, always use the l____ r____ treatment alternative
least restrictive
Dimensions of restriction: give the dimensions
Reinf’t
Choice
Natural reinforcers
Punish’t
No Choice
Programmed reinforcers
