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Domain E · 13% of Exam (22 Scored Questions)

Domain E: Ethical and Professional Issues Practice Questions

Domain E evaluates the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts: client advocacy, consent, confidentiality, conflict of interest, multiple relationships, supervisory duties, and scope of competence.

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Sample Domain E Questions

Solve these representative scenarios and examine why each distractor is incorrect:

Sample Question 01Domain E: Ethics & Professional IssuesMultiple Relationships & Gifts

During the winter holidays, a grateful family presents an RBT and the supervising BCBA with a $150 luxury gift basket containing wine and gourmet chocolates. Under the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts, how must the BCBA proceed?

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Core Concepts Tested in Domain E

  • ✓Responsibility to Clients and Stakeholders
  • ✓Multiple Relationships and Conflicts of Interest (Gift acceptance policies: ≤ $10 monetary value)
  • ✓Informed Consent and Assent for Vulnerable Clients
  • ✓Confidentiality and Secure Record Storage (7-year retention rule)
  • ✓Competence, Scope of Practice, and Continuing Education
  • ✓Supervisory Competence and Volume Limits
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Common Traps & Distractors in Domain E

  • • Accepting high-value gifts or dining out with client families creates an impermissible multiple relationship.
  • • Implementing restrictive procedures or punishment before thoroughly exhausting reinforcement-based strategies.