Ethics Terms

Question 1

What are the 4 functions of behavior?

Answer 1

1. Attention
2. sensory/automatic
3. access to tangible/edible
4. escape particular place, person, activity

Question 2

What is the core principal related to responsibility designing behavior change programs?

Answer 2

Accepting accountability: we have to be accountable when treatments do not work

Question 3

What is the core principal related to treating clients with respect and respecting their wishes?

Answer 3

According dignity

Question 4

This demonstrates experimental control over the occurrence and nonoccurence of the behavior- if functional relation is demonstrated

Answer 4

Analytic

Question 5

Environmental events that occur before the behavior

Answer 5

Antecedent

Question 6

Investigates socially significant behaviors with immediate importance to the subject(s)

Answer 6

Applied

Question 7

Science in which tactics derived from the principles of behavior are applied systematically to improve socially significant behavior and experimentation is used to identify variables responsible for behavior change

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Applied Behavior Analysis

Question 8

An unpleasant or noxious stimulus– a stimulus change or condition that functions to evoke a behavior that has terminated it in the past, as a punisher when presented following behavior, and/or reinforce when withdrawn following behavior

Answer 8

aversive procedures

Question 9

task list for skills that are common behavior analytic tasks that will be tested on the BACB exam

Answer 9

BCBA Task List

Question 10

Conducts assessments and can interpret results and design ethical treatment for situations and scenarios that are similar to what they encountered in supervised field work. Must receive supervision at least 1 hour per month

Answer 10

BCaBA

Question 11

Certification board for behavior analysts.

Answer 11

BACB

Question 12

Individuals who hold BCBA or BCaBA credential.

Answer 12

Behavior Analysts

Question 13

Formally written document that describes in technological detail every assessment and treatment task necessary to achieve stated goals

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Behavior Change Program

Question 14

services that are explicitly based on principles and procedures of behavior analysis and are designed to change behavior in socially important ways

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Behavior Analytic Services

Question 15

entails precise measurement of the actual behavior in need of improvement and documents that it was the subject’s behavior that was changed.

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Behavioral

Question 16

1. An individual has a right to a therapeutic environment
2. Individuals have right to services whose overriding goal is personal welfare
3. competent behavior analyst
4. programs that teach functional skills
5. behavioral assessment and ongoing evaluations

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Behavioral treatment rights

Question 17

Core principle meaning that you should treat others as you would like to be treated

Answer 17

Being Just

Question 18

core principle we should be dependable and reliable sources of wise counsel and effective, ethical treatment

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Being faithful

Question 19

Core principle primary role of a behavior analysts is to benefit others in whatever setting or situation they are in, can put behavior analysts at odds with other professionals

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Benefiting others

Question 20

indpendent practitioner that may work independently or through an agency. The BCBA conducts descriptive assessment, functional analysis and provides behavior analytic servces. Often serve as consultants. BCBA’s the only individuals’ qualified to oversee BCaBA staff according to the Behavior

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Board Certified Behavior Analysts BCBA

Question 21

refers any recipient or beneficiary of the professional The term includes, but not limited to (a) The direct recipient of services; b) The parent, as well as others

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Client

Question 22

behavior change interventions are derived from basic principles of behavior.

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Conceptually systematic

Question 23

Describes a situation of trust insofar as any in-formation regarding a person receiving or having received services may not be discussed with or otherwise made available to another person or group, unless that person has provided explicit authorization for release of such information.

Answer 23

Confidentiality