Behavior Development Series (BDS) Modules E.1 Practice Test

The main idea is that ethics standards in behavior analysis are centered on protecting the individuals receiving services. Behavior analysts have a duty to safeguard the welfare, rights, and confidentiality of clients, ensure competent and evidence-based practice, obtain informed consent, and use the least restrictive effective interventions. This direct focus on the client means clients are the group directly protected by professional ethics. Researchers are guided by ethics for research with participants, but the primary protection emphasized here is for the client. The general public and insurers are important stakeholders and are protected indirectly through maintaining professional standards and accountability, but they are not the direct focus of these ethics protections.