Amanda, a BCBA, is about to start with a new client Johnny who is an 8-year-old male. His mother reports to Amanda that her son engages in high frequency self-injurious behavior in the form of hitting himself in the cheek with a closed fist near his jaw line. While conducting a behavioral interview, Amanda asks the mother was happens before Johnny starts hitting himself, and she reports that “it happens out of nowhere.”  What should Amanda do first, before moving forward with this client?

The following are all characteristics of responsible research EXCEPT:

Tom is a behavior technician who has worked with the same family for over two years. The family had grown fond of Tom and bought him a Apple watch for his birthday and invited Tom out for dinner. What should Tom do? 

What are the two committees that were established to address professional complaints and discipline?

A dependent variable is a variable measured to determine change, while an independent variable is

A client is receiving ABA therapy in the home setting and school setting. The ABA team is currently teaching manding through PECS to their non-vocal client. At home, parents are a great support system, which has in turn led to a lot of success with the PECS program. At school, the client’s teacher does not like the use of PECS and wants the client to learn to mand vocally. This has led to a reduction in acquisition rates of appropriate manding at school. The BCBA in charge should:

When we ask the question, “Does this procedure works better than another procedure?” This is an example of which type of research question?

Behavior Analysts maintain competence through

This type of graph is commonly used to summarize average performance of groups of participants:

The Salvation Army Santa helpers have a distinct bell they ring during the holidays while standing next to the red kettles for donations.  As a child, Tim would hear the bell and his mother would give him a dollar to put in the kettle.  The Santa helper would always smile at Tim and give him a lollipop which increases the likelihood that he will ask his mom for a dollar next time he hears the bell.  Now, as an adult, anytime Tim hear that distinct bell, he looks for the kettle to donate money.  The sound of the bell is an example of which of the following?