Research Ethics in Behavior Analysis

From Laboratory to Clinic and Classroom

David J. Cox, Noor Syed, Matthew T. Brodhead, Shawn P Quigley

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9780323909693
• eBook ISBN: 9780323909709
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Educational Psychology
• Index: Psychology

The behavior analytic research community emphasizes within-subject research methodologies to study relations between individual behavior and the environment. This is unique as behavior analytic practitioners can then replicate directly the research they read when determining whether a research finding applies to the clients with whom they work. Research Ethics in Behavior Analysis: From Laboratory to Clinic and Classroom is a reference guide for behavior analysts who conduct, supervise, or consume research specific to behavior analysis. This book is sequenced to follow the natural research process, beginning with an introduction to the history of research ethics that led to modern principles and values of scientific research ethics. The reader is taken through sequential steps from obtaining resources to support a research project through participant recruitment, conducting the study, communicating results, and supporting replication. Each chapter incorporates critical and under-discussed topics unique to research ethics in behavior analysis such as diversity, equity, and inclusion in the research process; balancing methodological rigor with clinical outcomes; aligning research and clinical goals; assessing generalization of research findings; the gray lines of assent and consent for intervention versus research; identifying and obtaining resources to support research; conflicts of interest; using technology and social media; and ethically handling data. - Incorporates critical and under-discussed topics unique to research ethics in behavior analysis - Reviews how to use technology and social media within your research - Explains various approaches to communicating both negative and positive results - Explores the gray lines of assent and consent for intervention versus research - Written specifically for behavior analysts who conduct, supervise, or consume research specific to behavior analysis

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1 From Fuller to Fawcett: a human rights history of research ethics in behavior analysis
• Chapter 2 Ethical principles and values guiding modern scientific research
• Chapter 3 Equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in research
• Chapter 4 On staying open: thoughts on the ethics of seeking funding for basic behavioral research
• Chapter 5 Obtaining resources to support research in applied clinical settings
• Chapter 6 Subject recruitment, consent, and assent
• Chapter 7 Ethical considerations with balancing clinical effectiveness with research design
• Chapter 8 Conducting research in applied settings: Aligning research and applied goals
• Chapter 9 Data handling: ethical principles, guidelines, and recommended practices
• Chapter 10 Ethically Communicating Research Findings
• Chapter 11 Supporting the replication of your research
• Index