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- Title
Ethical Behavior as a Product of Cultural Design.
- Authors
Delgado, Diana; Szabo, Thomas G.; Al-Nasser, Thouraya
- Abstract
The long-term success of the practice of behavior analysis requires that practitioners adhere to the ethical standards of the profession. When providing a service that directly impacts the lives of others, even small unethical acts may cause significant harm to the consumer of behavioral services, stakeholders, and, ultimately, the professional community. Although familiarity with the ethical standards is a required component of training in applied behavior analysis, this alone may not be sufficient to influence the behavior of practitioners when in the presence of an ethical dilemma. We suggest that increasing and maintaining ethical behavior among practitioners of behavior analysis requires designing an environment conducive to this end. Drawing from research findings from the self-control and cooperation literature, we discuss ethical behavior as a choice that entails forgoing immediate individual gains to favor the best interest of others. Based on this approach, some strategies that may be included in the successful design of an ethical culture in agencies or organizations are suggested.
- Subjects
PRODUCT design; CORPORATE culture; BEHAVIORAL assessment; ETHICAL problems; COMMUNITIES
- Publication
Behavior & Social Issues, 2022, Vol 31, Issue 1, p160
- ISSN
1064-9506
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s42822-022-00104-3