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EDF 6557 MIDTERM FOR ETHICS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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EDF 6557 MIDTERM FOR ETHICS EXAMHow we will address "ethics" - ANSWERS-With the assumption that our client is
not necessarily our funding source, we must consider a multitude of
protections and rights of our clients; hence, our
responsibility to clients are a substantial portion of ethical codes established by
such credentialing boards as the BACB and QABA.
Weakness of virtue - ANSWERS-Behaviors cannot always be "right" or "wrong". -
There are contexts in which virtuous behavior is "right".•Example - Lying to your
significant other about your location because you are planning a surprise party
him / her
Philosophical Assumption - ANSWERS-•Do no harm.•Respect autonomy•Be
just•Be truthful•According dignity•Treating others with care and
compassion•Pursuit of excellence•Accepting responsibility
A choice context - ANSWERS-be conceptualized as two or more concurrently
available response options, Organisms tend to allocate more behavior to the
response option that results in greater amounts of reinforcement
Optimization - ANSWERS-Clinical decisions should be evaluated for optimization-
decisions that maximize benefits and minimize harms
,•Length of time to make a decision - ANSWERS--Increased length of time to make
decisions increases the likelihood the decision will be optimal. The inverse is also
true.
Amount of information available- - ANSWERS-Generally speaking, the more
relevant information available, the greater the likelihood an optimal decision is
made-The amount of information also supports ethical decision-making
Expertise and background - ANSWERS-Generally speaking, increased expertise
and background (experience) increases the probability of optimal decisions-
Increased expertise and background also apply to ethical decision-making
Availability of resources- - ANSWERS-Increased resources, and ease of access to
resources, increase the probability of an optimal decision-Resource
types•Treatment (e.g., picture cards)•Continuing education (e.g., CEU events,
peer-review publications)
System - ANSWERS-An organized, integrated, unified set of components,
accomplishing a particular set of ultimate goals or objectives. Systems are
purposeful and include processes that describe observable behavior
behaviroal system - ANSWERS-A system that involves human behavior
Ethical behaviroal system - ANSWERS-One or more individuals work to accomplish
goals related to ethical behavior•When collaborating with teachers in a public-
, school setting, the behavior analyst will respect the values and opinions of
interdisciplinary professionals
Behavioral systems analysis - ANSWERS-The "design, evaluation, and modification
of systems to help [organizations] accomplish their objectives"
Steps of Behavioral Systems Analysis: Analyze - ANSWERS-Evaluation of natural
contingencies-Identify variables that hinder desired performance / maintain
undesired performance
Steps of Behavioral Systems Analysis: Specify - ANSWERS-Describe the desired
performance objectives and goals-Descriptions should be observable and
measurable, and should be accomplishments
Steps of Behavioral Systems Analysis: Design - ANSWERS-This is the phase where
the BCBA describes the intervention procedures that will bring about behavior
change-The intervention should be based upon the analysis and linked to the
desired performance-The intervention should be sufficiently described so that
others can implement it
Steps of Behavioral Systems Analysis: implementation - ANSWERS-The
intervention is put into place-When implementing with others, consideration for
training practices should be given
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