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Laura Aller
E-01 through E-13, Ethical Guideline 1.0
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Psychology
Graduate
07/20/2015

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antecendent
Definition
a condition or stimulus change occurring prior to a target behavior
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motivating operations
Definition
an environmental behavior that alters the reinforcing or punishing effectiveness of a stimulus and alters the current frequency of all behavior that has been reinforced or punished by that stimulus
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discriminative stimulus
Definition
presence of a stimulus in which responses are reinforced, but without the stimulus the same responses are not reinforced
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antecedent interventions
Definition

-behavior change tactics based on contigency-independent antecedent events 

-interventions to decrease the effectiveness of reinforcers that maintain problem behavior

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Stimulus equivalence
Definition
emergence of skills/responding to untrained/unreinforced stimulus-stimulus relations following reinforcement of other stimulus-stimulus relations
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reflexivity
Definition
occurence of matching without training and reinforcement. Also called generalized identity matching
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symmetry
Definition

occurs with reversibility of sample stimulus and comparison stimulus. 

A=B, so B=A

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transitivity
Definition
derived stimulus-stimulus relation. Emerges after training 2 other relations. A=B, B=C, so A=C.
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matching law
Definition
rate of responding is proportional to rate of reinforcement received
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concurrent schedules of reinforcement
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two independent schedules of reinforcement, offering different levels of reinforcement. Usually produce 2 response patterns.
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The Premack Principle
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Behavior that occurs less frequently will occur more frequently if a more frequent behavior is made dependent on it. For example, if...then
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Behavior analysts rely on _______ and _______ derived knowledge
Definition
scientifically, professionally
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Behavior analysts should only provide services based on their__________.
Definition
competence, education, training, supervised experience, and professional experience
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Before teaching, providing services or conducting research, behavior analysts must_______.
Definition
Acquire appropriate training, study, etc from others competent in these areas.
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What are some examples of professional development?
Definition
studying current scientific knowledge on an on-going basis, reading literature, attending conferences.
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Behavior analysts must always make sure that they are truthful and honest and uphold moral and legal codes of society. This is an example of _____.
Definition
Integrity
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Services should only be provided as part of a _____ or _____ role.
Definition
professional, scientific
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If behavior analysts experience differences that affect their work, they must seek appropriate training or______.
Definition
make a referral.
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What are some examples of when a behavior analyst should not provide services?
Definition
If it is out of the scope of their expertise OR when personal circumstances will impact services.
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What are some examples of exploitative relationships that behavior analysts should not engage in? (Guideline 1.07)
Definition
Any relationship that has the potential to impair the judgement of the behavior analyst and is not professional in nature. Examples might include sexual relations with client of supervisees, or bartering.
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