ABA Ethics Midterm Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version 2024 | Verified

ABA Ethics Midterm Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version 2024 | Verified Describe Sunland Miami Scandal - In 1972 a hospital that provided service to individuals with developmental disabilities was investigated due to allegations of abuse. The director of the hospital (Dr. E) had set guidelines for the employees to follow which lead to the occurrences of abused within the hospital. Patients were subjected to forced public masturbation, forced public homosexual acts, forced washing of the mouth with soap, beatings with a wooden paddles, etc. What is Behavior Modification - treatment approach based on the principles of operant conditioning that replaced undesirable behaviors with more desirable ones through positive or negative reinforcement What is the Blue Ribbon Committee - a group of people who investigate, study or analyze a given question. This was created due to the Sunland Miami Scandal What were the Blue Ribbon Committee Recommendations - - unannounced visits to residential institutions - Collection of information on key personnel - Peer review of all behavior plans - Experimental treatments would be further reviewed - Prohibition of certain bizarre examples of punishment - Abandon seclusion in favor of positive and appropriate time-out techniques Describe Wyatt vs. Stickney - Bryce State Hospital in Alabama had over 5,000 patients. Due to lack of funding, there was not enough staff to take care of all patients. It had been discovered that patients were being abused and a judge ruled that there needed to be an established treatment for individuals with disabilities, staff to patient ratio and adequate training Describe what happened at Fernald School - Massachusetts school that were subjected to unsanitary situation and were not given appropriate access to reinforcers. Gave the boys radioactive oatmeal but was never disclosed with the families. Describe what happened at Bridgewater State Hospital (Titicut Follies) - Inmates were abused by the guards and staff. They were forced fed with a tube, unsanitary conditions, etc. What is Counter-control - human operant behavior as a response to social aversive control What are the core ethical principles - 1. Do no harm 2. Respect autonomy 3. Benefit others 4. Be just 5. Be truthful 6. Accord dignity 7. Treat others with caring and compassion 8. Pursuit of excellence 9. Accept responsibility What are the 3 divisions of ethics - Normative ethics, Metaethics, Practical ethics True/False: "Behavior modifiers" do not focus on the function of behavior and instead, use default technology to alter behavior - True True/False: The Blue Ribbon Committee was formed as a result of reports of abuse at Miami Sunland - True True/False: Counter-control refers to actions that resist being controlled in a social situation - True True/False: Early win the field's history, there was no formal code of ethics for the profession of behavior analysis and examples of abuse emerged in treatment facilities - True How does counter control differ from a power-differential? A. They do not differ B. Counter-control refers to resistive actions, whereas a power-differential suggests that one party in a relationship is able to control more reinforcers or punishers for the other party in the relationship C. Counter-control involves using more punishers for someone that has access to many reinforcers - B. Counter-control refers to resistive actions, whereas a power-differential suggests that one party in a relationship is able to control more reinforcers or punishers for the other party in the relationship What is Competence - the ability to do something successfully or efficiently based on the level of experienced in the area. Define Multiple Relationship - refers ti two or more relationships with a client Define Exploitation - manipulation of another person