Quiz 3

Which of the following is a core ethical principle?

• Cause harm only if there is benefit to do so.

• Punishment

• Least restrictive alternative

• None of these

An example of according dignity would include

• Teaching a client modesty skills and preventing disrobing

• Conducting a risk-benefit analysis

• Using compassion to become friends with a client

• All of these

If there is a mismatch between the behavior analyst's experience level or training and the complexity of a case, what should the behavior analyst consider doing?

• Make a referral to a more competent provider.

• Take on the case if there is no one else available.

• Comply with mandated reporting requirements.

• Avoid countercontrol.

True or False? A systematic ethical decision-making model is recommended to ensure that each dilemma is adequately evaluated and consistently addressed.

• True

• False

Read the scenario and answer the related questions. "Marisa was a 6-year-old girl diagnosed with autism who received 30 h of individual training per week in a university-sponsored program. Her receptive language skills consisted of approximately 100 words, while her expressive language was limited to approximately eight words and several pictorial mands. Marisa had an extensive history of engaging in pica, which involved the ingestion of inedible objects (e.g., rocks, dirt, grass, balloons). Such objects were detected in Marisa's feces as often as three times per week" (Rapp et al., 2001, pp. 112–113). A functional analysis indicated that pica was maintained by automatic reinforcement. Treatment progressed as follows: - Phase 1: Reinforcement-based treatment - Treatment 1: Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) with competing items (highly preferred rice cakes); schedule thinning was ineffective - Phase 2: Comparison of treatments - Treatment 2: Response blocking vs. reprimand - Treatment 3: Combination of NCR and reprimand - Treatment 4: Contingent auditory stimulation for pica attempts (mild punisher delivery) This study is an example of a systematic investigation of moving from less intrusive to more intrusive treatment. Which ethical principle is represented in the Marisa scenario?

• Least Restrictive Alternative

• Autonomy

• Beneficence

• Accord dignity

What category of least restrictive alternative (LRA) applies to the Marisa example?

• Least restrictive environment

• Least restrictive treatment

• Least restrictive legal status

• All of these

Providing instructional services in a general education classroom would be typically classified as

• Least restrictive treatment

• Least restrictive environment

• Substantially separate environment

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

From 1946 to 1953, Harvard and MIT jointly performed experiments on the residents of the Fernald School. The experiments were to study the absorption of iron and calcium and employed radioactive iron/calcium to allow tracking in the body. What case was this?

• Quaker Oats experiment

• Baby Albert study

• Milgrim's experiment

• Stanford Prison experiment

In the film Titicut Follies, one resident was stomping on the floor and banging on the floor after being yelled at by staff. Also, staff threatened residents that they had to eat or they would be force-fed, but some residents refused to eat despite the threats. Which of the following would be considered an example of countercontrol?

• Staff threats and yelling

• Residents stomping and banging on the floor and refusing to eat

• None of these

• All of these

A BCBA works with a client whose behavior has suddenly changed. The client's father shares that the client's medication recently changed. After learning about the medication change, the BCBA recommends updating a functional behavior assessment. What should the BCBA consider doing instead?

• Ask the parents why the medication needed to change.

• Train the parents and staff on a new behavior that includes the medication change.

• Seek consent to consult with the medication prescriber.

• None of these