Unit 1

Question 1

A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst accepts blame when necessary.

Answer 1

Accepting Responsibility

Question 2

A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst must treat clients with respect and be aware that many clients are not able to effectively represent themselves.

Answer 2

According Dignity

Question 3

Poorly credentialed individuals in the 1960s who conducted trendy, unscientific seminars about behavior modification.

Answer 3

Behavior modifiers

Question 4

Residential facilities in the 1960s and 1970s, where crude and unethical behavioral modification procedures were conducted.

Answer 4

Behavior unit

Question 5

A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst should treat others as he or she would want to be treated.

Answer 5

Being just

Question 6

A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst must be loyal, trustworthy, and honest.

Answer 6

Being truthful

Question 7

A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst must be focused on the best interests of the client and not on his or her own agenda.

Answer 7

Benefiting others

Question 8

A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst must work diligently to ensure that patients are not injured in any way.

Answer 8

Do no harm

Question 9

The first set of official guidelines that regulated the conduct of behavior analysts.

Answer 9

FABA code of ethics

Question 10

the first state to have a professional association of behavioral analysts

Answer 10

Florida

Question 11

A stimulus whose termination or reduction in intensity functions as reinforcement.

Answer 11

Negative reinforcer

Question 12

A stimulus that will increase the future probability of a behavior when the stimulus is delivered contingent on the occurrence of the behavior.

Answer 12

Positive reinforcer

Question 13

The absence of responding for a period of time following reinforcement. This effect is commonly produced by fixed interval and fixed ratio schedules of reinforcement.

Answer 13

Post-reinforcement pause

Question 14

A type of positive reinforcement in which the opportunity to engage in a high-probability behavior is made contingent on the occurrence of a low-probability behavior to increase the low-probability behavior.

Answer 14

Premack principle

Question 15

A schedule that systematically thins each successive reinforcement opportunity independent of the individual’s behavior, using arithmetic or geometric progressions.

Answer 15

Progressive schedule of reinforcement

Question 16

A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst needs to stay current with new developments, updated rules and regulations, new research in the field, and workshop opportunities.

Answer 16

Pursuit of excellence

Question 17

A behavioral effect associated with abrupt increases in ratio requirements when moving from denser to thinner reinforcement schedules. Common effects include avoidance, aggression, and unpredictable pauses or cessation in responding.

Answer 17

Ratio strain

Question 18

A process in which an item form a preference assessment is delivered contingent on a behavior to see if the behavior increases.

Answer 18

Reinforcer assessment

Question 19

A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst must promote the independence or self-sufficiency of the patient.

Answer 19

Respecting autonomy.

Question 20

A model for predicting whether contingent access to one behavior will function as reinforcement for engaging in another behavior based on whether access to the contingent behavior represents a restriction of the activity compared to the baseline level of engagement.

Answer 20

Response- deprivation hypothesis

Question 21

A schedule that specifies which responses will be followed by delivery of the reinforcer. It may be continuous or intermittent.

Answer 21

Schedule of reinforcement

Question 22

A process of changing a contingency of reinforcement by gradually increasing the response ratio of the extent of the time interval, which results in a lower rate of reinforcement per responses, time, or both.

Answer 22

Schedule thinning

Question 23

A Florida hospital that was the center of a 1972 scandal because of its horrific behavior modification practices.

Answer 23

Sunland Training Center

Question 24

A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst must exhibit genuine sympathy and concern.

Answer 24

Treating others with care and compassion