EDF 6557 Module 1 Practice Questions
and Correct Answers
Assent✅Vocal or nonvocal verbal behavior that can be taken to indicate willingness to
participate in research or behavioral services by individuals who cannot provide
informed consent (e.g., because of age or intellectual impairments). Assent may be
required by a research review committee or a service organization. In such instances,
those entities will provide parameters for assessing assent.
Behavior Analyst✅An individual who holds BCBA or bcaba certification or who has
submitted a complete application for BCBA or bcaba certification
Behavior-Change Intervention✅The full set of behavioral procedures designed to
improve the client's wellbeing.
Behavioral Services✅Services that are explicitly based on the principles and
procedures of behavior analysis and are designed to change behavior in meaningful
ways. These services include, but are not limited to, assessment, behavior-change
interventions, training, consultation, managing and supervising others, and delivering
continuing education.
Client✅The direct recipient of the behavior analyst's services. At various times during
service provision, one or more stakeholders may simultaneously meet the definition of
client (e.g., the point at which they receive direct training or consultation). In some
contexts, the client might be a group of individuals (e.g., with organizational behavior
management services).
Clients' Rights✅Human rights, legal rights, rights codified within behavior analysis, and
organization rules designed to benefit the client.
Conflict of Interest✅An incompatibility between a behavior analysts' private and
professional interests resulting in risk or potential risk to services provided to, or the
professional relationship with, a client, stakeholder, supervisee, trainee, or research
participant. Conflicts may result in a situation in which personal, financial, or
professional considerations have the potential to influence or compromise professional
judgment in the delivery of behavioral services, research, consultation, supervision,
training, or any other professional activity
Digital Content✅Information that is made available for online consumption,
downloading, or distribution through an electronic medium (e.g., television, radio, ebook,
website, social media, videogame, application, computer, smart device). Common
digital content includes documents, pictures, videos, and audio files.
