Unit 1 Quiz Flashcards
A good behavior analyst supports effective training for staff, caretakers, and parents to teach the client how to communicate effectively, including how to request preferred foods, clothing, activities and environmental conditions. In other words, the behavior analyst makes every effort to treat each client with the utmost ___ and respect. This is the sixth ethical principle.
Dignity.
As a result of the investigation at the Sunland Training Center, a Blue Ribbon Panel Resident Abuse Investigating Committee was formed and included Jack May Jr. and Todd Risley, plus the following professionals:
Attorney, social worker, and client advocate.
Bailey and Burch describe the first ethical principle from the book by Koocher and Keith-Spiegel. This principle is often described as the Hippocratic Oath. In brief, this principle is “Do ___”
No Harm
What is the eighth ethical principle that states it’s important for behavior analysts to participate in continuing education activities and to review the professional literature and keep up with the latest research.
The pursuit of excellence.
What is the ninth ethical principle that states that behavioral assessments and treatment plans are thorough, proper, justified, and worthy of consideration. When a treatment fails, the behavior analyst must accept the blame and make necessary corrections.
Accepting responsibility.
Early behavior modifiers often worked in institutional settings or hospitals that housed hundred of patients. Prior to the introduction of ____ treatments, these patients primarily received medical and custodial care for their basic needs.
Behavior modification
Ethics comes from the Greek word ethos, meaning ____ character.
Moral
In 1972, the Sunland Training Center in Miami, Florida, became the target of an intensive investigation regarding alleged abuses to residents. Chronic problems noted at Sunland included high turnover rates and low-quality training. What can be applied to the reported abuses?
This involved the knowledge and approval of top administrators, condoned by supervisors and professional staff, and recorded in daily living unit logs.
In ____, the first professional publication in the field was titled the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
1978
What is the fifth ethical principle that states behavior analysts should be loyal, trustworthy, and honest?
Being truthful.
Koocher and Keith- Spiegel outlines _ ethical principles for psychologists in their books Ethics in Psychology. These principles also apply to behavior analysts.
nine
Regarding the cruel and abusive procedures that had been employed at the Sunland Training Center, the Blue Ribbon Panel Resident Abuse Investigating Committee observed that:
There was no basis in the behavior modification literature, or other modern therapeutic or education methodology.
Some early behavior modifiers promoted that they could easily and quickly produce dramatic changes in behavior. Because there was no guidelines, some created and tried new ways to apply highly aversive consequences to decrease behaviors. Some examples were
Tabasco sauce and lemon juice.
What are the outcomes associated with the work of the Blue Ribbon Panel Resident Abuse Investigating Committee to prevent future systematic abuses in the name of behavior modifcatrion.
A statewide advocacy program to improve oversight of residential institutions. Professional peer review at the state and local levels supported guidelines for data-based behavior programs. Did not permit the use of experimental or bizarre forms of punishment. Professional education opportunities.
What is the fourth ethical principle that relates to treating others the way you would want to be treated?
Golden Rule
