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Week 7: Ethics and Professional Issues Flashcards

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Define psychological assessment

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The collection and integration of psychological data for psychological evaluation through the use of tests, interviews, case studies, and behavioural observation

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Why are tests used for psychological assessment

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To derive inferences about someone’s behaviour or attributes based on their results

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What kind of information can you get from psychological tests?

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  • intelligence
  • aptitude
  • personality (objective and subjective)
  • self-esteem
  • mental health
  • feelings, attitudes and behaviour
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What does an achievement test measure?

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How much students have learned

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What do aptitude and interest tests measure?

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Whether a person is suited for certain occupations

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What do personality tests measure?

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The psychological traits that make up a person’s personality

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What do behaviour-rating scales measure?

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Behaviour in such places as classrooms and hospitals

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Self reports

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Rely on answers from people about their feelings and experiences

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Define psychological testing

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Process of measuring psych related variables by means of devices or procedures to get a sample of human behaviour

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Who was the first to create mental ability tests and questionnaires?

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Francis Galton

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Define psychometrics

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Field of study related to the theory and techniques of psychological measurement and involves testing, measurement, assessment and related activities

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Name three psychometric qualities

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  • validity
  • reliability
  • norms
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What was Alfred Binet’s contribution to psychology?

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  • created test for French school kids to assign to classes based on aptitude
  • first IQ test
  • designed for recruiting men into armies during WW1 and 2
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What is a psychological construct?

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An informed, scientific idea developed or generated to describe or explain behaviour

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Define test norms

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Established standards of performance that set averages

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Define norm group

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A large group of test takers that are similar to those for whom the test is intended

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Define ethics

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The moral principles and guiding conduct which are held by a group or even a profession

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List the 5 ethical standards outlined by the APA?
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  1. Beneficence and non- maleficence
  2. Fidelity and responsibility
  3. Maintain integrity
  4. Justice for all clients
  5. Respect for people’s rights and dignity
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List 6 sources of ethics
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  1. Personal
  2. Theoretical model
  3. Policy of the agent
  4. Code of ethics
  5. Moral philosophy
  6. Law and legal rules
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What is ethical practice before psych assessment?

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  • resolving conflict between assessee and referrer
  • obtain informed consent
  • ensure your competency in administering the test
  • planning evaluation, clarifying goals and limitations
  • evaluate validity of tests and scales
  • cultural appropriateness
  • suitability of reference norms
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What is ethical practice during psych assessment?

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  • ensure a good test environment
  • allowing others to be present
  • adhere to test procedure and protocol
  • prepare written report
  • provide professional interpretation of a test and analysis of the score
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What is ethical practice after psych assessment?

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  • provide feedback to the assessee
  • dealing with requests to alter or modify the report
  • releasing test data to 3rd party for re evaluation
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What are some issues for a test taker?
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  • test anxiety
  • capacity and willingness to cooperate
  • distractors
  • response bias
  • prior coaching on test
  • social desirability
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What are some issues for a test user?
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  • should be appropriate
  • content should be protected
  • only administered by trained people
  • need to be familiar with test
  • suitable conditions for test taker
  • rapport between user and taker
  • need to be able to interpret test results
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What makes a good test?

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  • validity
  • standardised
  • reliability
  • practicality
  • usability
  • uniformity
  • minimal bias
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Beneficence and non-maleficence

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Do no harm - do the benefits of the test outweigh the harm?

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Fidelity and responsibility

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Responsibility to society, behaving appropriately, professional conduct and not bringing the profession into disrepute

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Maintain integrity

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Promote honesty and accuracy in the teaching, science and practice of psychology

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Justice for all clients

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Regardless of SES, IQ, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc

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Respect for people’s rights and dignity

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Awareness and sensitivity regarding cultural issues, religion, gender, and sexuality issues

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What do objective tests of personality assume

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Personality is consciously accessible and can be measured by self report

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What do projective tests of personaltiy assume

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Personality is unconscious and not directly accessible

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Describe personal sources of ethics

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Ethical principles and values that evolve from persona life experience of the psychologist

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Describe the policy of the agency as a source of ethics

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Certain limits might be imposed by the agency in which the psychologist works

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Describe codes of ethics as sources of ethics

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The starting point for ethical decision making and a formal framework wherein ethical practices can be assessed

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