PSY 7713 WEEK 10: ADVANCED ETHICS
AND PROFESSIONALISM IN BEHAVIOR
ANALYSIS | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
|2026/2027 UPDATE | JUST RELEASED.
CAPELLA UNIVERSITY
1. According to the BACB Ethics Code, which of the following best defines a ‘multiple
relationship’?
A. A relationship where a behavior analyst provides services to two different clients at the
same time.
B. A situation where a behavior analyst is in both a professional role and a non-
professional role with the same person.
C. Managing more than one supervisee in a single clinical setting.
D. Providing both assessment and intervention services to a single client.
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: A multiple relationship occurs when a behavior analyst is in a
professional role with a person and has a simultaneous or consecutive non-professional
relationship with that same person or someone closely associated with them.
,2. Under the 2022 BACB Ethics Code, what is the specific limit regarding receiving gifts from
clients or supervisees?
A. Gifts are never allowed under any circumstances.
B. Gifts are allowed if they do not exceed a monetary value of $25.
C. Gifts are allowed if they are given infrequently and have a value of $10 or less.
D. Gifts are allowed if they are given during a holiday or a cultural celebration.
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Code 1.12 states that behavior analysts do not accept gifts from
or give gifts to clients, stakeholders, or supervisees with a monetary value of more than $10
USD (or the equivalent).
3. A behavior analyst is asked to implement a treatment that has no empirical support but is
requested by the client’s parents. What is the analyst’s primary ethical obligation?
A. Implement the treatment to maintain a good rapport with the parents.
B. Implement the treatment but collect data to prove it does not work.
C. Explain that the treatment lacks evidence and advocate for scientifically supported
alternatives.
D. Immediately terminate services with the client.
Answer: C
, Conceptual Explanation: Behavior analysts have a primary obligation to use interventions
that are evidence-based and to advocate for the most effective, scientifically supported
treatments (Code 2.01).
4. What must a behavior analyst do before implementing a restrictive procedure, such as a
punishment contingency?
A. Obtain verbal consent from the client’s teacher.
B. Ensure that reinforcement-based procedures have been tried and shown to be
ineffective.
C. Consult with a medical doctor to ensure no physical harm will occur.
D. Submit a request to the BACB for special permission.
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Code 4.09 states that behavior analysts only use restrictive
procedures after demonstrating that less intrusive, reinforcement-based procedures have
been ineffective, unless the behavior is dangerous.
5. When a behavior analyst is providing services at the request of a third party (e.g., a school
district), who is the primary client?
A. Both the individual and the school district equally.
B. The school district paying for the services.
C. The parents of the individual.
AND PROFESSIONALISM IN BEHAVIOR
ANALYSIS | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
|2026/2027 UPDATE | JUST RELEASED.
CAPELLA UNIVERSITY
1. According to the BACB Ethics Code, which of the following best defines a ‘multiple
relationship’?
A. A relationship where a behavior analyst provides services to two different clients at the
same time.
B. A situation where a behavior analyst is in both a professional role and a non-
professional role with the same person.
C. Managing more than one supervisee in a single clinical setting.
D. Providing both assessment and intervention services to a single client.
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: A multiple relationship occurs when a behavior analyst is in a
professional role with a person and has a simultaneous or consecutive non-professional
relationship with that same person or someone closely associated with them.
,2. Under the 2022 BACB Ethics Code, what is the specific limit regarding receiving gifts from
clients or supervisees?
A. Gifts are never allowed under any circumstances.
B. Gifts are allowed if they do not exceed a monetary value of $25.
C. Gifts are allowed if they are given infrequently and have a value of $10 or less.
D. Gifts are allowed if they are given during a holiday or a cultural celebration.
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Code 1.12 states that behavior analysts do not accept gifts from
or give gifts to clients, stakeholders, or supervisees with a monetary value of more than $10
USD (or the equivalent).
3. A behavior analyst is asked to implement a treatment that has no empirical support but is
requested by the client’s parents. What is the analyst’s primary ethical obligation?
A. Implement the treatment to maintain a good rapport with the parents.
B. Implement the treatment but collect data to prove it does not work.
C. Explain that the treatment lacks evidence and advocate for scientifically supported
alternatives.
D. Immediately terminate services with the client.
Answer: C
, Conceptual Explanation: Behavior analysts have a primary obligation to use interventions
that are evidence-based and to advocate for the most effective, scientifically supported
treatments (Code 2.01).
4. What must a behavior analyst do before implementing a restrictive procedure, such as a
punishment contingency?
A. Obtain verbal consent from the client’s teacher.
B. Ensure that reinforcement-based procedures have been tried and shown to be
ineffective.
C. Consult with a medical doctor to ensure no physical harm will occur.
D. Submit a request to the BACB for special permission.
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Code 4.09 states that behavior analysts only use restrictive
procedures after demonstrating that less intrusive, reinforcement-based procedures have
been ineffective, unless the behavior is dangerous.
5. When a behavior analyst is providing services at the request of a third party (e.g., a school
district), who is the primary client?
A. Both the individual and the school district equally.
B. The school district paying for the services.
C. The parents of the individual.
