E-6.09 - 6.11 Plagiarism, Documentation & Data Retention in Research, Accuracy & Use of Data

A BCBA is required to retain research records for 7 years according to agency policy, but the research review committee listed 9 years in their approval. The BCBA should retain the documentation for ______ years.

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A behavior analyst replicated research that was based on a unpublished master's thesis. The behavior analyst's paper, when submitted for publication, should include

a reference to the previous research that was replicated.

An article in a peer reviewed journal demonstrated the dramatic effects of an intervention. After publication, another behavior analyst wanted access to these data to commercially develop a treatment package based on the procedure described in the article. The researcher

can choose whether or not to provide him with the data.

When there is a conflict among governing bodies regarding the duration for which identifying documentation and data in research should be retained, behavior analysts retain the data

for the longest required duration.

A behavior analyst has recently compiled some of his research into a treatment package for practitioners. If he includes any previously published data in the program materials, he should

include a reference to the prior publication.

A behavior analyst has published her thesis in a renowned ABA journal. She notices that two of the data sets are from participants who didn't complete the study. She should correct the problem by

notifying the journal editor and submitting corrections as advised.

A behavior analyst preparing research results discovers that if she reconfigures the data as percent correct rather than rate, and displays the data using a bar graph rather than line graph, there appears to be a steeper increase in performance. She should

present the data in whichever arrangement she believes is accurate and not misleading.

An article in a standard peer reviewed journal showed the dramatic effects of an intervention procedure. After publication, another behavior analyst expressed some skepticism about claims made in the article and wanted access to the data to run his own analysis. The researcher

should provide him with the data.