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  • Ethics in applied behavior analysis

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  • The Behavior Analyst Certification Board mandates ethics training and addressing unethical conduct.
  • Current ethics instruction lacks evidence-based methods for teaching behavioral ethics or addressing misconduct.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate an ethics instruction package using behavior skills training (BST) and gamification.
  • To assess the effectiveness of this package in improving students' independent skills in addressing unethical behavior.

Main Methods:

  • An evidence-based instructional package combining BST and gamification was developed.
  • Student performance in addressing unethical behavior was compared across ABA ethics classes at three universities.

Main Results:

  • The instructional package led to significant improvements in students' independent completion of behaviors for addressing unethical conduct.
  • This represents the first research evaluating effective methods for ABA ethics instruction.

Conclusions:

  • The developed instructional package is effective in enhancing behavior analysts' skills in addressing unethical behavior.
  • Future research should focus on further developing and evaluating evidence-based ABA ethics instruction methods.