[FinB] Meghan is a clinical director who has been asked to begin conducting research. The first study he devises involves a survey to determine social validity of various measurement methods. Meghan decides that because similar research was quickly approved by the Institutional Review Board, he does not need to wait for approval and can start the study. Which ethics standard is being violated?

[FinB] Mercedes is a behavior analyst who has been supervising Margot, an assistant behavior analyst, for the past 3 months. Margot is now being transitioned to another behavior analyst who has requested that Mercedes send over all of the supervision forms. She cannot locate them but assures the other behavior analyst that they have been following all BACB® guidelines. Which ethics standard is being violated?

[FinB] Arturo is working with a client who engages in aggressive behavior. The parents of the client tell Arturo that they would like him to implement a non-behavior-analytic treatment in collaboration with the intervention Arturo has developed. Arturo immediately identifies why this triggers his ethical radar. He then works to come up with solutions to the dilemma by reviewing the Code and the literature. This is an example of which step in the Rosenberg and Schwartz (2019) model for evaluating ethical concerns?

[FinB] Garret is a behavior analyst who has been working with Irena and her family for two years. He often stays after team meetings to chat with her mom, and they have gone out for coffee a few times. Which ethics standard is being violated?

[FinB] Behavior analyst Natalia meets twice a week with her supervisees regarding their clinical work. They discuss the cultural norms of the families they serve and the potential dilemmas that may arise when different elements in the Ethics Code suggest opposite courses of action (e.g., respect client cultural norms vs. safety issues presented by wearing a head covering during sessions). Which area from the Gatzunis (2020) study is being targeted when teaching cultural humility in this scenario?

[FINA] Stanley wants to test the effectiveness of a spelling intervention on three members of a middle-school classroom. He takes baseline and intervention data on the behavior of the first student and, once he has begun to collect intervention data, he then records baseline and then intervention data on the behavior of the second student. Once he begins collecting intervention data for the second student, he repeats the process for the third student. Which experimental design is Stanley using?

[FINA] A behavior analyst is comparing two interventions for increasing flexibility in members of a home for senior citizens. The first intervention consists of the instructor, Darrell, modeling specific stretches to residents. The second intervention consists of another instructor, Nils, modeling specific stretches and then delivering feedback based on their performance. Which consideration is the behavior analyst addressing when using a multielement design?

[FinB] Tasha has been a licensed behavior analyst for over a decade. She just moved and is researching the rules for practice in her new state. She discovers that she must provide proof of her degree before the new state will accept her existing license. The organization that oversees this practice is a member of which category of regulatory body?

[FinB] Dirk, a behavioral analyst, receives a call from a former client giving him an update on all he has achieved since his service termination. The client thanks Dirk for all he did to help and offers to write up a summary of his experience with Dirk’s services. Dirk uses the information as a testimonial but does not cite the nature of their relationship. Which ethics standard is being violated?

Which statement is true about the structure of DNA?