ABA EthicsOnline version Match the ABA ethics terms to the definitions. by Kathleen Cook 1 Social validity 2 Informed consent 3 Voluntary consent 4 Competence of teacher 5 Teaching functional skills 6 Behavior assessment/ongoing evaluation 7 Effective instruction as goal 8 Accountability the acceptability of a program or procedure to its consumers Social validity consent given after full understanding of all aspects of the program Informed consent consent freely given; program implementer does not use threats or incentives to persuade the consumer to participate Voluntary consent teachers and other practitioners will use only the strategies that they have been taught to use Teacher competence select skills that will help individual function in the environment Teaching functional skills goals and objectives based on initial and ongoing observational assessments Behavior assessments and ongoing evaluation use strategies known (through research) to be effective Goal of effective instruction allowing goals, procedures, and outcomes to be evaluated by others (transparency) Accountability