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[MidB] Taiki, a behavior analyst, is concerned that his client is not mastering her “eating with utensils” target because she prefers to eat food with her hands. He speaks with his client’s parents, and they explain that it is traditional for their family to eat with their hands and that the client does so at home. Taiki believes that it is important for the client to learn how to eat with utensils, so he continues to run the target. Which ethics standard is Taiki violating?

[MidB] Hannah is a behavior analyst hired by a new agency, Mountain View ABA. Hannah begins working with a client, Chiron. While speaking with Chiron’s dad during a session, Hannah agrees to work with another provider whose services are not empirically backed because she believes that ABA practitioners are usually too closed-minded to work with these service providers. Mountain View ABA is a member of which category put at risk by Hannah’s unethical behavior?

[MidB] Jun bin is a behavior analyst who has recently started chemotherapy. He feels that he is able to complete his job effectively at first but realizes that he is having a hard time keeping up with deadlines and client sessions. He knows this may be temporary but is concerned about his ability to provide the best service to his clients. Which ethics standard should Jun bin mainly consider?

[MidB] While reviewing timesheets, Tarek notices that a behavior analyst has been billing insurance during her lunch hour, despite not providing a service. Tarek completes the informal process for resolution, but the behavior analyst does not comply or even agree to the resolution. Given this scenario, what is the next step Tarek should take in the process of reporting this ethical violation?

[MidB] Mo Am, a behavior analyst, is working with a client who engages in dangerous behavior during class time. He decides to implement escape extinction despite the likelihood of extinction bursts. Due to time constraints, he does not explore antecedent-based interventions. Mo Am then begins to implement the extinction procedure in the classroom. Which ethics standard is Mo Am violating?

[MidB] Yamina provides services for Wilson, a 7-year-old boy with a learning disorder. She also trains his parents to increase appropriate behaviors to replace his existing tantrums. What is the role of Wilson in this scenario?

[MidB] Astrid, a behavior analyst, works with a client who engages in high rates of aggressive behavior. She thinks that if she uses a strong aversive, painful stimulation for example, her client’s behavior will reduce quickly. She believes the reduction in aggression will justify the use of a less socially valid procedure. This describes which issue with using consequential ethics to analyze this dilemma?

[MidB] Raja realizes he provided a new behavior plan to his client’s team several weeks ago but forgot to schedule a training meeting to ensure all of the team members were clear on the procedure and could implement it accurately. Since the team members have not complained, Raja decides to wait to see if the data show improvements without providing training. Which ethics standard is Raja violating?

[MidB] Omnira, a behavior analyst, needs more continuing education units (CEUs) before her certification cycle ends. Attendance fees and traveling to conferences are too expensive for Omnira. She joins a special interest group that reads and discusses peer-reviewed journal articles. This month the group chooses an article Omaira is not interested in reading. She considers not reading the article and attends the meeting while listening to the group chat online and doing other things so she can claim the CEUs. Which ethics standard should Ominara mainly consider?

[MidB] Lewis, a behavior analyst, tells his colleague, “If two technicians score 100% in their IOA data, that must show that we are free of bias.” This is an example of: