Morris's 2009 analysis of the Gernsbacher lectures provides behavior analysts with a rigorous framework for understanding how scientific misrepresentation operates and why it matters for clinical practice. Gernsbacher, a cognitive psychologist, delivered a widely circulated lecture characterizing ABA as harmful, ineffective, and ethically problematic.
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Join Free →Read the following article and pass a 15-question quiz on it: Morris, E. K. (2009). A case study in the misrepresentation of applied behavior analysis in autism: The Gernsbacher lectures.The Behavior Analyst, 32, 205-240. To earn credit, you will be required to read the article and pass a 15-question quiz about it. You can retake the quiz as many times as needed, but you will not receive exactly the same questions each time. This article presents a case study in the misrepresentation of applied behavior analysis for autism based on Morton Ann Gernsbacher's presentation of a lecture titled ''The Science of Autism: Beyond the Myths and Misconceptions.'' Her misrepresentations involve the characterization of applied behavior analysis, descriptions of practice guidelines, reviews of the treatment literature, presentations of the clinical trials research, and conclusions about those trials (e.g., children's improvements are due to development, not applied behavior analysis). The article also reviews applied behavior analysis' professional endorsements and research support, and addresses issues in professional conduct. It ends by noting the deleterious effects that misrepresenting any research on autism (e.g., biological, developmental, behavioral) have on our understanding and treating it in a transdisciplinary context. Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB | 3.5 | Ethics |
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