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Question 1

FBS professionals have different obligations to different things. What are those obligations?

Answer 1

• FBS want to help

- Good intentions not enough problems

Question 2

How ethics evolve

Answer 2

• history of philosophical thought
• human nature
• law
• applying principles in practice
• culture
• social interaction, pressue

Question 3

Principle B: Fidelity and responsibility

Answer 3

• psychologists establish relationships of trust wit those with whom they work
• loyal, accountability

Question 4

Principle C: integrity

Answer 4

-Psychologist seek to promote accuracy, honesty, and truthfulness in science, teaching, and practice of psychology

Question 5

Principle D: Justice

Answer 5

• Fairness, do not deny service
• psychologists recognize that fairness and justice entitle all persons to access to and benefit from the contributions of psychology and to equal quality in the processes, procedures, and services being conducted by psychologists

Question 6

Principle E: respect for those rights and dignity

Answer 6

-psychologist respect the dignity and worth of all people, and the rights of individuals to privacy, confidentiality, and self determination, gender, ethnicity

Question 7

ethical perfection not possible

Answer 7

• situation factors
• insufficient information
• conflicting loyalties
• human frailties

Question 8

standards

Answer 8

• expectations
• sanctions
• guidelines no sanctions

Question 9

ethics

Answer 9

-doing right, good

Question 10

reasonable

Answer 10

-the prevailing professional judgment of psychologists engaged in similar activities in simalr circumstances, given the knowledge the psychologist had or should have had at the time

Question 11

principles

Answer 11

-statement of values
-fundamental beliefs
reasoning, decision making, behavior

Question 12

principles

Answer 12

rules of conduct

Question 13

morals

Answer 13

rules of behavior

Question 14

conduct

Answer 14

professional behavior

Question 15

objectivity in the role of forensics expert

Answer 15

• expect to be asked for opinions for which evidence is inadequate
• clear boundaries will minimize this
• success of litigant not first concern
• opinion and supporting data is primary concern
• task: help court with relevant information

Question 16

contingency

Answer 16

• fees are not allowed

- unethical for testifying experts

Question 17

avoiding whistleblowing

Answer 17

• clear procedures
• open, effective communications
• tolerate dissent
• transparent (public)
• clear process and documentation

Question 18

whistleblowing

Answer 18

• serious harm possible without it
• usual channels tried and failed
• likely to result in change
• consequences considered

Question 19

self examination phase

Answer 19

why were you hired?
are you predictable?
are you the cheapest?
are you the most convenient?
are you the best?
education, training, experience

Question 20

role of expert in trial consultancy

Answer 20

expert testimony without specialty training, and training in forensic setting=beyond the scope of competence

Question 21

role of advocacy in trial consutancy

Answer 21

providing FBS expertise to adversarial process

Question 22

federal rules of evidence (FRE) met under FRE 702

Answer 22

FRE 702
relevance
reliability
assist trier of fact
jury

Question 23

ethical decision making

Answer 23

ethical reasoning

obedience to rules

jut reaction

Question 24

values

Answer 24

judgement about behavior

Question 25

gut reaction

Answer 25

intuition
personal feelings
novel situations

Question 26

deontological ethics (aka) duty-based ethics

Answer 26

-rule or duty
would you want to follow these rules yourself?
would you want others to follow these rules?
-rules constrain, behavior, bind one to duty
-ethical behavior is fulfilling your duty
-consequences are minimized
-is this a problem?

Question 27

ethical reasoning

Answer 27

• complex situation
• multiple options
• professional judgements

Question 28

obedience to rules

Answer 28

• shared views, values
• explicitness
• open to scrutiny, quesiton

Question 29

role of competence

Answer 29

• required for effectiveness and usefulness
• education, training, experience
• fundamental human value
• expert testimony without specialty training and training in forensics
• setting+ beyond the scope of competence

Question 30

Principle A: Beneficence and nonmaleficence

Answer 30

• psychologists strive to benefit those with whom they work and take care to do no harm
• do good, do no harm

Question 31

respect/dignity

Answer 31

-privacy, confidentiality, self-determinations, culture, ethnicity, gender, religion, orientation

Question 32

justice

Answer 32

fairness; do not deny service to any

Question 33

fidelity

Answer 33

sincere, faithful loyal

Question 34

beneficence

Answer 34

do good

Question 35

nonmalefecience

Answer 35

do no harm

Question 36

utilitarianism

Answer 36

• moral value determined by outcome
• moral behavior=happiness
• hedonistic (happiness, pleasure is the goal)
• the greatest good for the greatest number
• consequential (outcomes matter)
• universal (pleasure of others as imp. as individual pleasure)

Question 37

virtue ethics

Answer 37

k-knowledge, motive (to do good)

• prudence (judgment)
• integrity (honesty)
• respect (regard)
• benevolence (do good)
• good virtues
• rules promote consistency
• rules cannot cover everything