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Controversial Behavior Analytic Procedures
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Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Capella University
PSY 7710: Ethics for Behavior Analysts
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Assignment Due Date
Controversial Treatment
(You may state which treatment as your heading, i.e., Escape Extinction –
Please note, all italicized writing in this template is for instructional purposes. You will not be using italics. Remove all instructions in your paper.)
In this section, you will begin by fully describing one of the provided evidence-based controversial procedures (escape extinction, attention extinction, or guided (forced) compliance using information from at least one reputable source. Describe what it might look like to implement the controversial treatment. How is the behavior originally maintained? What happens once the extinction procedure is implemented? It can help by giving examples of how this procedure could be implemented. Include within the body of each paragraph an in-text citation for the source you obtained the information regarding the specific procedure (e.g. (Author, Date)). This section is worth 20% of your grade.
Pros to Controversial Treatment
In this section, you will discuss (in your own words) three pros regarding the evidence-based controversial treatment (escape extinction, attention extinction, guided (forced compliance), provide significant context around these statements (e.g., why the statement supports the use of the treatment), and cite information from a reputable source. Direct quotes should not be utilized, as you can convey your understanding in your own words. This section is worth 10% of your grade.
Cons to Controversial Treatment
In this section, you will discuss (in your own words) three cons regarding the evidence-based controversial treatment (escape extinction, attention extinction, guided (forced compliance), provide significant context around these statements (e.g., why the statement opposes the use of the treatment), and cite information from a reputable source. Direct quotes should not be utilized, as you can convey your understanding in your own words. This section is worth 10% of your grade.
Evaluation of Ethics
In this section, you will evaluate the evidence-based controversial procedure using at least four of the BACB ethics codes and justifies one’s own opinion on the topic. Provide the specific code numbers and titles of the codes you discuss. You will
not copy/paste the code description, as this could be considered plagiarism and does not demonstrate academic scholarly work. Discuss the relevance of the code to the topic in your own words. Explain how a behavior analyst could violate or adhere to each ethics code (e.g., A behavior analyst would violate Ethics Code Number if they were to recommend the use of [treatment] because. They would adhere to the ethics code if they were to….). Cite and reference the BACB Ethics Codes for Behavior Analysts. You will also justify your opinion on the topic for a distinguished score by summarizing if you would or would not recommend this treatment based on the pros and cons and the ethics codes. This section is worth 40% of your grade.
Conclusion
References
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These are potential references to the use of the paper. Remove any references that are not used to support the discussion in the letter or worksheet.
Behavior Analyst Certification Board. (2020). Ethics code for behavior analysts. Retrieved
[Month Date, Year],
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Chazin, K. T., Velez, M. S., & Ledford, J. R. (2022). Reducing escape without escape extinction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of escape-based interventions.
Journal of Behavioral Education,
31(1), 186-215.
Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2019).
Applied Behavior Analysis (3rd Edition). Hoboken, NJ: Pearson Education.
Tarbox, C., Tarbox, J., Bermudez, T.L. et al. (2023). Kind Extinction: A Procedural Variation on Traditional Extinction.
Behavior Analysis in Practice,
Special Issue: Compassion in Applied Behavior Analysis.
(remove the link:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40617-023-00833-w#citeas)
Trump, C. E., Ayres, K. M., Quinland, K. K., & Zabala, K. A. (2020). Differential reinforcement without extinction: A review of the literature.
Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 20(2), 94.
Wilder, D. A., Ertel, H., & Thomas, R. (2020). Further analysis of modifications to the three‐step guided compliance procedure to enhance compliance among children with autism.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
53(4), 2339-2348.
