6.6

Question 1

Ethical drift, the slippery slope, may occur when:

Answer 1

there is intense competition for your resources, e.g., time

there is little tangible reward for making an ethical decision and acting on it

you perceive others acting in ways that are ethically compromised

you are coerced by others, in power, to act in an ethically compromised manner

Question 2

Ethical drift occurs in routine research or practice when a psychologist does not

Answer 2

implement the ethical values and principles of the profession (Waller, 2009).

Question 2

Ethical drift occurs in routine research or practice when a psychologist does not

Answer 2

implement the ethical values and principles of the profession (Waller, 2009).