Module 4* - Ethical Decision Making

Question 1

Contains embedded hyperlinks for easy access to specific content in the Ethics Code

Answer 1

Table of Contents

Question 2

Includes the purpose of the BACB, the purpose and scope of the Ethics Code, and core principles

Answer 2

Introduction

Question 3

Provide a core set of values that all behavior analysts should strive to embody in their professional activities

Answer 3

Four Guiding Ethical Principles

Question 4

Take responsibility for ethical behavior, document everything, avoid dogmatism, use an ethical decision-making framework

Answer 4

Application and enforcement of the code

Question 5

Provides essential definitions of terms found across all sections of the Ethics Code

Answer 5

Glossary

Question 6

Guidelines are a general reference to practitioners while our ethics ____ is a set of enforceable rules.

Answer 6

Code

Question 7

The foundation of ethics and professional behavior in many disciplines, including behavior analysis, includes four overarching concepts, which include the following:
1. Boundaries
2. Confidentiality
3. Professionalism
4. Do not ____

Answer 7

Harm

Question 8

True or False: Ethical principles are aspirational and serve as a moral compass for all members of a profession to strive toward.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or False: In Rosenberg and Schwartz, the authors talk about utilitarianism as looking at potential consequences of different actions and then picking the action that results in the best outcome for the greatest number of people who will be affected.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or False: Client history can be incorporated as a source of evidence for evaluating how useful and beneficial an intervention might be.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

A behavior analyst must rigidly maintain their course of action once they have settled on a solution to an ethical dilemma

Answer 11

False

Question 12

True or False: The new code improves consumer protection by requiring behavior analysts to ensure comprehension when communicating information to others.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

True or False: The Ethics Code recommends against a nuanced understanding of how to apply ethical principles based on the particularities of individual cases.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

True or False: The process of specification takes concrete rules and creates aspirational, but vague, professional values to guide ethical behavior.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

True or False: Truly difficult ethical dilemmas are often those that pit two “right” values against each other

Answer 15

True

Question 16

The MOST important source for demonstrating that a given treatment is based on the best available evidence is what?

Answer 16

Local progress monitoring

Question 17

True or False: If a behavior analyst believes another behavior analytic professional has committed a violation, they should immediately report it to the BACB without first addressing the individual.

Answer 17

False