Marvin’s son was recently diagnosed with a neurological disorder affecting his ability to speak. A team of behavior analysts at the agency where the son receives services recommends a combination of behavioral and speech services to support his son’s needs. After beginning services with these professionals, Marvin discovers an article reporting that “cupping” is helpful in reducing symptoms of apraxia. Marvin then reduces the number of hours of behavioral and speech services his son receives each week to make time for “cupping” sessions. Which of the following is occurring in this scenario as a result of using this treatment?

Sylvester is working with a client who engages in severe self-injury. His boss has recommended that he begin implementing a new treatment protocol that they saw presented at a conference. Sylvester is still unsure about the nuances of that protocol and is not comfortable implementing it independently. Which of the following factors is influencing ethical decision-making behavior in this scenario?

Eros is concerned about his company’s behavior reduction procedures staying conceptually systematic. He notices very few citations in the behavior plans. He identifies why this is a concern and the clients it may affect. He also identifies relevant code standards. This is an example of which step in the Rosenberg and Schwartz (2019) model for evaluating ethical concerns?

¿Ir o hacer?: Choose the correct verb form that best completes each sentence. (1 pt. ea.; 6 pts. total) 1. Yo al museo para mi clase de arte. 2. ¿A dónde ustedes? 3. Antes de la clase de psicología, yo siempre mi tarea.  4. En la clase de educación física, ellos mucho ejercicio. 5. Los sábados, Alicia al teatro. 6. Este fin de semana, nosotros a ir al cine.  

Adrienne meets with the father of a client to discuss potential interventions. Adrienne thinks a DRO would be effective. She describes the DRO procedure as a type of differential reinforcement that typically begins with a short interval before moving to a longer interval, based on the dimensional quantity being measured and that an experimental design will be used to discover any functional relations. After Adrienne leaves, the client’s father calls Adrienne’s supervisor and asks to discontinue services because he “does not want experiments done on his child.” Which of the following is most likely contributing to the issue in the therapeutic relationship between Adrienne and the client’s father?

Raul is assessing his client’s readiness for a play skills program, including participating in board games. Raul notices that the client is engaging in a high rate of problem behavior during these activities and appears to struggle when manipulating her hands to grasp game pieces. Raul is concerned and begins to wonder if his client may have a physical condition making the task more difficult. Given this, which ethics standard should Raul mainly consider?

Marcela is a behavior analyst who just completed research with the participants comparing the effectiveness and efficiency of two different modalities to teach tact actions to early learners. Marcela is starting the process for publication. She is writing up the manuscript, copying over each participant’s identifiable data, and using APA style. Which ethics standard should Marcela mainly consider?

Verne has recently been assigned a few students who are earning supervision hours toward their certification. Because he knows they need unrestricted hours, he assigns them to write behavior plan updates for insurance funders—even though they’re brand new and haven’t been trained on this task. When his supervisor finds out, they tell him this goes against both organizational policy and funder guidelines. Given this situation, what should Verne do to correct the ethical violation?

Dominic, a behavior analyst, is meeting with a new family to discuss services. He learns the client’s divorced parents have joint custody and that the client spends most afternoons with his grandparents. Dominic is determining whom he should include in the assessment process and how to document informed consent, treatment expectations, parent training, etc. Given this, which ethics standard should Dominic mainly consider?

Sven believes that he should always respect his elders. When the clinical director recommends that Sven use a punishment procedure without first attempting reinforcement procedures, Sven does not question the procedure. He does not want to appear disrespectful. Which of the following is likely to be an issue with Sven taking a rule-based ethics approach?