Question 1

A behavior analyst preparing research results discovers that if she reconfigures the data as percent correct rather than rate, and displays the data using a bar graph rather than a line graph, there appears to be a steeper increase in performance. She should

Accepted Answer

Present the data in whichever arrangement she believes is accurate and not misleading.

Question 2

Before asking for consent, participants should be told of factors that may affect

Accepted Answer

Their willingness to participate, such as the use of aversive procedures and the amount of time commitment required.

Question 3

After providing a brief overview of a FA, you offer a staff member the opportunity to conduct the escape condition trials. When he does so, he hesitates before removing the task upon occurrence of SIB. The behavior analyst should

Accepted Answer

Never use an untrained person to conduct an FA, especially for potentially dangerous behavior.

Question 4

A BCBA is conducting research on working in naturalistic home settings with families who are court-ordered to receive services. Written consent has already been obtained. To minimize the chance that his presence will influence interactions, the BCBA should

Accepted Answer

Establish rapport, invite questions, and explain tactfully that he cannot interact with conducting your observation.

Question 5

While conducting research, a BCBA teaches two new graduate students how to collect the data in a simulated training. There is a primary data collector and the other student is collecting IOA. The BCBA

Accepted Answer

Double checks the student's data collection accuracy by reviewing their in vivo data by video piror to baseline

Question 6

A BCBA conducting research on working in naturalistic home settings with families should collect data on

Accepted Answer

Target behaviors and other relevant events specified in the research protocols

Question 7

When recruiting individuals to participate in research, adequate consent for their participation includes

Accepted Answer

Capacity, information, voluntariness

Question 8

A behavior analyst decides he would like to publish data on a procedure he has been using for the past few years. First he sends consent forms to parents asking for permission to use their children's clinical data in the research article. This is

Accepted Answer

A sufficient means of gaining permission to use clinical data for research purposes when the scientific merit was discovered after the fact.

Question 9

Providing an explanation of a procedure in terms the participant will understand is

Accepted Answer

Necessary to gain truly informed consent from the participant.

Question 10

Voluntaries requires that

Accepted Answer

No one was coerced into providing consent.

Question 11

Information that must be given to a research participant in order to obtain their consent

Accepted Answer

Includes the expected benefits and potential risks of participation in lay language.

Question 12

A BCBA want to conduct a survey of parents in the community regarding their use of punitive consequences. The survey will only involve anonymous participants. What should he do with regard to receiving approval?

Accepted Answer

He should check the relevant laws and regulations, and the policies of his organization.

Question 13

After his research proposal was approved by an independent, formal research review board, the behavior analyst discovered that he made a minor error in describing one of the procedures. Select the appropriate response.

Accepted Answer

He should cease working on the project until whichever corrective action required by the review board can be taken.

Question 14

To gain consent from a possible research participant, the behavior analyst is obligated to

Accepted Answer

Answer questions the participant has about the research

Question 15

Information that must be given to a research participant in order to obtain their consent includes notification that

Accepted Answer

The participant may decline or withdraw participation at any time.

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E09.01- E09.03 Conforming with Laws & Regulations, Characteristics of Responsible Research, Informed Consent Flashcards

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