Module 6 - Responsibility in Practice

Question 1

The failure to ensure treatment fidelity is also known as procedural _____.

Answer 1

Drift

Question 2

When treating self-injury, we must be especially thoughtful about preparing for the possibility and potential harm of a(n) _______ burst.

Answer 2

Extinction

Question 3

True or False: Billable hours include hours spent with a client. When billable hours are not accurately reported, this is an instance of fraud.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Chelation
Lupron therapy hyperbaric Oxygen therapy
Dolphin-assisted therapy
Facilitated communication (FC)
Rapid prompting method zones of regulation
Essential oils

The above are examples of:

Answer 4

Pseudoscience

Question 5

The ethics code requires behavior services that are which of the following? (There are 2 that apply)

• Recommended by a nonbehavioral professional
• Cost-effective for the client
• Based on scientific evidence
• Conceptually consistent with behavioral principles

Answer 5

• Based on scientific evidence
• Conceptually consistent with behavioral principles

Question 6

True or False: Behavior analysts must continually monitor and evaluate behavior-change interventions and take corrective action if data indicate desired outcomes are not being realized.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

According to Van Houten et al., the acquisition, maintenance, or generalization of behaviors that allow the individual to gain wider access to preferred materials, activities, or social interaction would indicate an improvement in which of the following skills?

Answer 7

Functional

Question 8

True or False: Research indicates that when typically aversive stimuli are applied contingently as a potential punisher, they can be kept at relatively low levels and still be effective.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

True or False: Punishment should only be used in a behavior-analysis program when all potential interventions that do not involve punishment have not been effective AND when the learner’s behavior creates a greater risk of harm to themselves than the punishment intervention might.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or False: A breach of confidentiality must be intentional and large-scale (e.g., a server hack) to be considered an ethical or legal violation.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

When a functional assessment is conducted, and new behaviors are learned to replace unwanted behaviors, this is also known more generally as the (blank) approach

Answer 11

Constructional

Question 12

Functional Communication Training does what to avoid response substitution?

Answer 12

• A functionally equivalent response is reinforced.
• A socially appropriate response is reinforced

Question 13

Thomas’s supervisor instructs him to “just let it go” after Thomas points out that the organization is billing the insurance company for 40 hours of therapy when only 30 hours were provided. If Thomas’s supervisor refuses to correct the

Answer 13

Document his personal efforts in informing the relevant agencies (e.g., BABC, stae regulatory/licensing agency) about the improper billing practices