Abstract
The issues that are the focus of this paper can be exemplified in two questions relevant to danger and validity in behavioral gambling research: Is there danger of reinforcing problem gambling behavior in experiments where gambling is a dependent variable? And, do reliable laboratory effects represent something key in development or maintenance of gambling problems, or have some other applied pragmatic value? Behavior analytic research is performed in an ethical manner, and the concerns of the above questions are typically minimized. The persistence of the questions is discussed, as well as the value of research in relation to behavioral treatments. These issues are discussed in conjunction with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board Professional and Ethical Compliance Code.
Recommended Citation
Costello, Mack S. and Fuqua, R. Wayne
(2017)
"Considering Contingencies of Gambling Research in Conjunction with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board Professional and Ethical Compliance Code,"
Analysis of Gambling Behavior: Vol. 11:
Iss.
1, Article 1.
Available at:
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/agb/vol11/iss1/1
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