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Chapter 1: A Code of Ethics for Psychology
Multiple Choice
1. The Ethics Code strives to reflect both the ________________ and __________________ of ethical
decisions made by members of the profession.
a. aspirations, logical aspects
b. aspirations, practical aspects
c. values, logical aspects
d. values, practical aspects.
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Beginnings
Question Type: MC
2. The APA Ethics Code was developed for all the following, except:
a. to ensure public welfare
b. to promote sound relationships among professionals
c. to encourage highest endeavors of psychologists
d. to punish unethical psychologists
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Beginnings
Question Type: MC
3. A core value of the discipline of psychology is the ____________ and ____________ of the individuals
and groups with whom psychologists work.
a. welfare, benefit
b. good, protection
c. welfare, protection
d. good, benefit
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Establishing the Integrity of a Profession
Question Type: MC
4. Which of the following was a purpose for establishing an Ethics Code?
a. To punish psychologists
b. To gain the public trust
c. To codify a set of regulations and laws for psychology
d. To suggest what psychologists might do in practice
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Purpose of the Ethics Code
Question Type: MC
5. An Ethics Code should reflect:
a. the moral principles of individual psychologists
b. the moral principles underlying values of the profession
c. the moral principles underlying the policy of the profession

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d. the moral principles of society
Ans : B
Cognitive Domain : Comprehension
Answer Location : Enforcement Value
Question Type : MC
6. An aspirational code is composed of:
a. statements of broadly worded ideals
b. principles that define with precision right and wrong behavior
c. ethical principles with explicit interpretations
d. a set of standards that describe required behaviors
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Enforcement Value
Question Type: MC
7. An educational code is composed of:
a. statements of broadly worded ideals
b. principles that define with precision right and wrong behavior
c. ethical principles with explicit interpretations
d. a set of standards that describe required behaviors
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Enforcement Value
Question Type: MC
8. The Ethics Code contains how many general standard sections:
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 10
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: General and Area-Specific Standards
Question Type: MC
9. The Ethics Code contains how many sections reflecting specialized activities of psychologists:
a. 4
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: General and Area-Specific Standards
Question Type: MC
10. One of the changes that occurred to the APA Ethics Code in the 2002 and the 2010 revisions include:
a. gradually combining aspirational principles with general guidelines and ethical standards
b. gradually combining aspirational principles with ethical standards
c. maintaining a distinction between aspirational principles and enforceable standards
d. creating clear distinction between aspirational principles and ethical standards
Ans: C

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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Enforceable Value
Question Type: MC
11. In the past, psychologists’ involvement in torture has been viewed by some as:
a. inconsistent with the Ethics Code
b. consistent with the Ethics Code
c. inconsistent with the code if psychologist serving as a consultant
d. consistent with the Ethics Code if psychologist serving as a consultant
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The 2010 Amendments: The Controversy Over Psychologists’ Involvement in
Inhumane Military Interrogations
Question Type: MC
12. Dr. S has been a consultant for the CIA for many years. She has been asked to consult on an
interrogation that she has been told will contain harsh interrogation methods. If Dr. S agrees to consult,
her participation will be considered ____________ under the APA Ethics Code.
a. ethical if not illegal
b. unethical
c. permissible
d. permissible if not illegal
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The 2010 Amendments: The Controversy Over Psychologists’ Involvement in
Inhumane Military Interrogations
Question Type: MC
13. Forensic psychologists must conform their work to:
a. relevant general and area-specific standards of the Ethics Code
b. relevant general standards of the Ethics Code
c. area-specific standards of the Ethics Code
d. are not governed by APA code
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Where are Standards that Apply to Activities in Forensic Psychology?
Question Type: MC
14. The area of the APA Ethics Code that applies to psychologists’ involvement with HMOs is:
a. all standards
b. general standards only
c. area-specific standards
d. standards on record keeping and fees
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Where are the Standards that Apply to Psychologists’ Involvement with Health
Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)?
Question Type: MC

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15. Psychologists’ responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act (ACA):
a. are not covered under the Ethics Code
b. are covered by some standards under the Ethics Code
c. are covered by multiple standards in the Ethics Code
d. are covered by one standard in the Ethics Code
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Where are the Standards that Apply to Psychologists’ Responsibilities Under the ACA.
Question Type: MC
16. Informed consent is seen as the primary means of ensuring the _____________ and ___________ of
those with whom psychologists work.
a. rights, privacy
b. welfare, privacy
c. safety, welfare
d. rights, welfare
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Informed Consent for Research, Assessment and Therapy
Question Type: MC
17. Dr. J has a thriving psychotherapy practice. An individual of Haitian descent comes to his office to
request therapy. Dr. J refuses to accept the individual stating that he doesn’t treat Haitians. Dr. J’s has
violated which of the APA standards?
a. Standard 3.03, Other Harassment
b. Standard 3.01, Unfair Discrimination
c. Standard 3.02, Sexual Harassment
d. Standard 3.01, Standard 3.03
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Are There Ethical Standards Specific to issues of Individuals and Cultural Diversity?
Question Type: MC
18. Informed consent should be obtained when the psychologist is engaged in:
a. therapy only
b. assessment only
c. therapy, assessment, and research
d. research only
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Informed Consent for Research, Assessment, and Therapy
Question Type: MC
19. Informed consent may be unfeasible in all of the following, except:
a. anonymous research surveys
b. assessments to determine decisional capacity
c. emergency treatment
d. psychotherapy involving couples
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Dispensing with Informed Consent
Question Type: MC

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20. Dr. P’s new client has just informed her that the client had a sexual relationship with her former
therapy. Dr. P’s is required to:
a. attempt to resolve the ethical violation with the offending therapist, if possible
b. attempt to resolve the ethical violation with the offending therapist, if it does not violate confidentiality
c. formally report the ethics violation
d. formally report the ethics violation, if it does not violate confidentiality
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Under the Ethics Code, are Psychologists Obligated to Report Ethics Code Violations of
Others?
Question Type: MC
True/False
1. The final draft of the first APA Ethics Code was adopted in 1952 and published in 1953.
Ans: True
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Beginnings
Question Type: TF
2. According to Hobbs, the Ethics Code was designed to control psychologists’ behavior.
Ans: False
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Beginnings
Question Type: TF
3. One purpose of the Ethics Code is to provide a guide to what psychologists should reasonably expect
of themselves and others.
Ans:True
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Education and Professional Socialization
Question Type: TF
4. A profession that demonstrates it can monitor itself is more vulnerable to external regulation.
Ans: False
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Enforcement Value
Question Type: TF
5. The current Ethics Code was first approved in 2002 and with two standards revised in 2010.
Ans: True
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Aspirational Principles and Enforceable Standards
Question Type: TF
6. The advent of Internet-mediated search has had no influence on the revisions to the current code.
Ans: False
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

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Answer Location: Aspirational Principles and Enforceable Standards
Question Type: TF
7. The APA Ethics Code may be enforced by the APA Ethics Committee only.
Ans: False
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Why Does the Ethics Code Separate General Principles from Enforceable Standards?
Question Type: TF
8. Forensic psychologists engage in activities such as assessment, treatment, teaching, research,
consultation, and public statements.
Ans: True
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Where are Standards that Apply to Activities in Forensic Psychology?
Question Type: TF
9. The Ethics Code does not apply to psychology faculty.
Ans: False
Cognitive Domain: Programs and Psychology Faculty
Answer Location: Knowledge
Question Type: TF
10. A psychologist must always obtain informed consent.
Ans: False
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Informed Consent for Research, Assessment, and Therapy
Question Type: TF
Short Answer
1. What is the purpose of General Principles in the APA Ethics Code?
Ans: The General Principles provide a conceptual framework that expresses the aspirational values of the
common community of psychologist. They impart core moral values reflecting the highest ideals of the
profession; promoting the welfare and protecting the rights of others, doing no harm, and acting faithfully
and responsibly with integrity and fairness.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Why does the Ethics Code Separate General Principles from Enforceable Standards?
Question Type: SA
2. What is informed consent?
Ans: Informed consent is the primary means of ensuring the rights and welfare of those with whom
psychologists work. Informed consent is designed to ensure that research participants and
clients/patients are provided with sufficient information to rationally and voluntarily decide whether they
wish to participate in research or to receive psychological services.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Informed Consent for Research, Assessment, and Therapy
Question Type: SA

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3. When may informed consent be not necessary? Give examples.
Ans: Informed consent may not be necessary when it is not needed to protect the rights and welfare of
those with whom psychologists work. Examples of this include some forms of research, such as
anonymous online surveys. Informed consent may not be feasible when conducting capacity evaluations
for the courts. It may also be unfeasible in emergency situations, or when treatment is mandated by law.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Dispensing with Informed Consent
Question Type: SA
4. When working with diverse populations, what must a psychologist do?
Ans: A psychologist must ensure fair treatment for all individuals and groups regardless of age, gender,
gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language, or
socioeconomic status. Psychologist must obtain the necessary competencies to work effectively with
diverse populations and are prohibited from engaging in unfair discrimination or harassment.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Are there Ethical Standards Specific to Issues of Individual and Cultural Diversity?
Question Type: SA
5. When should a psychologist formally report an ethical violation?
Ans: When psychologists learn about a potential violation by another psychologist, they must attempt to
resolve it informally by bringing the matter to the attention of the other psychologist. This may be done if a
resolution appears to be appropriate and the confidentiality rights of a patient or client is not violated.
However, if the violation has or is likely to result in harm, an informal resolution is not appropriate. The
psychologist would then need to formally report the violation, if it does not violate client confidentiality.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Under the Ethics Code, are Psychologists Obligated to Report Ethics Code Violations of
Others?
Question Type: SA
Essay
1. Dr. B has been a consultant for the military for a number of years. He has recently been asked to
consult in the development of new information-gathering processes for national security. What ethical
dilemmas does Dr. B face?
Ans: The key points that should be covered are:
• Review of the history of psychologists in this role
• Discussion of the conflict between ethics and law
• Address the question of would the position involve developing procedures that permit torture and
other violations of human rights
• Would Dr. B be in violation of Standard 1.02 and 1.03 if he accepts the position
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The 2010 Amendments: The Controversy Over Psychologists’ Involvement in
Inhumane Military Interrogations
Question Type: ESS
2. Describe the controversy over psychologists’ involvement in military interrogations.
Ans: The key points that should be covered include:
• History of psychologist as consultants to the military

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• Conflict of ethics and law for psychologists serving in consultative roles to interrogation and
information-gathering processes for national security-related purposes.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The 2010 Amendments: The Controversy Over Psychologists’ Involvement in
Inhumane Military Interrogations
Question Type: ESS
3. Describe the method used by Nicholas Hobbs in developing the Ethics Code.
Ans: The key points that should be covered include:
• Discussion of the “critical incident method”
• The concept of group dynamics as applied in this process
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Beginnings
Question Type: ESS
4. Discuss four purposes for psychology to have an Ethics Code and how they improve the field of
psychology.
Ans: The key points that should be covered include:
• Establishing integrity: the adoption of a set of core values provides a common purpose and
enhances public confidence in individuals practicing in the field of psychology
• Education and professional socialization: provides a guide for what psychologists should expect
from themselves and others; as a deterrent from engaging in unethical behavior; assists faculty
and supervisors to instruct graduate students in the values and principles of the practice of
psychology
• Public Trust: establishing a code of ethics for professionals allows the public to have greater trust
in professionals and standards by which the public can evaluate the professionalism of
psychologists
• Enforcement Value: demonstrates that the field can monitor itself and provides standards by
which psychologists can defend their decisions to institutions, courts, and government agencies
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Purpose of an Ethics Code
Question Type: ESS
5. Discuss the difference between the General Principles and the Enforceable Standards.
Ans: The key points that should be covered include:
• The general principles are a framework that expresses the underlying core values of the field of
psychology; imparts the moral values and high ideals for psychologists in working with clients;
should include what these values are, i.e. promoting the welfare and protecting the rights of
clients
• The purpose for the enforceable standards, including the reasons such as explicit statements of
ethical behavior, sufficient notice of the behaviors required
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Format and Distinctive Features of the APA Ethics Code
Question Type: ESS

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Chapter 2: The Introduction and Applicability Section, Preamble, and General Principles: What Do
They mean?
Multiple Choice
1. The Ethics Code contains:
a. a Preamble and General Standards
b. an Introduction and Applicability Section and General Standards
c. an Introduction and Applicability Section, Preamble, and General Standards and enforceable standards
d. a Preamble, General Standards, and enforceable standards
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Introduction to the Applicability Section, Preamble, and General Principles
Question Type: MC
2. The Ethics Code always applies to:
a. APA members and student affiliate members
b. APA members
c. APA members, student affiliates, and faculty
d. APA members, student affiliates, faculty, and psychology students
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: To Whom Does the Ethics Code Apply?
Question Type: MC
3. Dr. L, an APA member, received notice from the APA Ethics Code that an ethics charge has been
made against her. Dr. L responded to the committee by stating that she has not read the Ethics Code, so
was unaware that her activity was unethical. Dr. L may:
a. use this as a defense to the charge of unethical behavior
b. not use this as a defense to the charge of unethical behavior
c. use this as an excuse for her unethical behavior
d. not use this as an excuse for her unethical behavior
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: To What Does the Ethics Code Apply?
Question Type: MC
4. Dr. M had his driver’s license revoked due to excessive use of his cell phone while driving. If this action
is reported to the Ethics Committee, they will:
a. revoke Dr. M’s psychology license
b. sanction Dr. M
c. do nothing to Dr. M
d. reprimand Dr. M
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: To What Does the Ethics Code Apply
Question Type: MC
5. To engage in ethical behavior, a psychologist needs to:
a. keep personal values and ethical standards separate

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b. replace personal values with ethical standards
c. keep moral values and ethical standards separate
d. integrate moral and personal values with ethical standards
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Professional versus Personal Values
Question Type: MC
6. The language of the Ethics Code needs to have ____________, be ______________ across roles and
responsibilities of psychologists, and to _______________ good practice.
a. clarity, applicable, enhance
b. clarity, enhance, applicable
c. specificity, applicable, enhance
d. specificity, enhance, applicable
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What is the Relevance of Specific Language Used in the Ethics Code?
Question Type: MC
7. Some generally accepted ethical values were not included in the ethics code because:
a. the language of the values were too specific
b. the language of the values do not provide due notice of unethical behavior
c. the language of the values were too demeaning
d. the language of the values did not apply to unethical behavior
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Applicability Across Diverse Roles and Contexts
Question Type: MC
8. A modifier is a ______________ or ____________ that qualifies the meaning of an ethical rule.
a. sentence, explanation
b. sentence, phrase
c. word, phrase
d. word, sentence
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Use of Modifiers
Question Type: MC
9. All of the following are modifiers used in the Ethics Code, except:
a. appropriate
b. potentially
c. attempt to
d. despite
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Use of Modifiers
Question Type: MC
10. Dr. C committed an ethical violation that is not of the kind likely to cause harm to another person. He
may receive which of the following from the Ethics Committee:

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a. Censure
b. Reprimand
c. Expulsion
d. Stipulated Resignation
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Sanctions
Question Type: MC
11. The Ethics Committee may issue a ____________ if the violation was of a kind likely to cause harm
to another person, but not likely to cause substantial harm to another person or to the profession and was
not otherwise of sufficient gravity as to warrant or more severe sanction.
a. reprimand
b. censure
c. expulsion
d. stipulated resignation
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Sanctions
Question Type: MC
12. The Ethics Committee may also issue all the following directives, except:
a. to cease and desist from an activity
b. to obtain supervision
c. to seek additional training
d. to take specific medication
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Sanctions
Question Type: MC
13. The following parts of the APA Ethics Code may be used by other bodies regulating the ethical
science and practice of psychology:
a. the General Principles
b. the Ethical Standards
c. the Ethical Standards and the General Principles
d. none
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: How is the Ethics Code Related to Sanctions by Other Bodies?
Question Type: MC
14. Dr. S has just received notification that a charge of unethical behavior has been made against her.
She will be in violation of the ethics code if she:
a. writes a letter to the Ethics Committee
b. asks the Ethics Committee to stay the ethics process
c. seeks advice from an attorney
d. fails to respond to the Ethics Committee
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Ethics Complaints
Question Type: MC

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15. Koocher & Keith-Spiegel (2013) advise psychologists handle complaints in the following manner,
except:
a. to gather facts to determine the nature of the complaint
b. to contact the complainant directly
c. to respond personally to an inquiry
d. to understand the consequences of any offered settlement
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Need to Know: What to do when you receive an ethics complaint
Question Type: MC
16. Dr. Z has been convicted of criminal activity. He has violated which of the following specific Ethical
Standards?
a. Standard 3.01, Unfair Discrimination
b. Standard 3.10b, Informed Consent
c. None
d. Standard 9.11, Maintaining Test Security
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Compliance with the Law
Question Type: MC
17. All of the following require compliance with the law, except:
a. Standard 3.10b, Informed Consent
b. Standard 2.01, Competence
c. Standard 6.04a, Fees and Financial Arrangements
d. Standard 6.01, Documentation
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Compliance with the Law
Question Type: MC
18. The five General Principles are ______________, intended to inspire psychologists toward the
highest ethical ideals of the profession.
a. visionary
b. specific
c. aspirational
d. enforceable
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: General Principles
Question Type: MC
19. Principle A reflects:
a. beneficence and nonmaleficence
b. integrity
c. justice
d. fidelity and responsibility
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

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Answer Location: Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence
Question Type: MC
20. Dr. P recognizes his responsibility to obtain and maintain high standards of competence in his work.
He is exhibiting which General Principle:
a. beneficence and nonmaleficence
b. fidelity and responsibility
c. justice
d. integrity
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility
Question Type: MC
21. Dr. R has a new client for which he has selected procedures and services intended to meet the needs
of that client. Dr. R is exhibiting which General Principle:
a. beneficence and nonmaleficence
b. fidelity and responsibility
c. integrity
d. justice
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Principle D: Justice
Question Type: MC
22. Psychologists are required to obtain informed consent when engaging in research, assessment, and
therapy. Obtaining informed consent reflects which General Principle:
a. Principle E
b. Principle C
c. Principle B
d. Principle A
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Principle E: Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity
Question Type: MC
23. ______________ reflects faithfulness of one human being to another.
a. Trust
b. Fidelity
c. Honesty
d. Openness
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility
Question Type: MC
24. Psychologists strive to do good and avoid doing harm. This sentiment is best expressed in which of
the General Principle:
a. Principle D
b. Principle B
c. Principle A

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d. Principle C
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence
Question Type: MC
25. Dr. O conducts research at a major university. His latest project required some degree of deception.
Dr. O made sure that his research protocol was well within the guidelines of Standard 8.07, Deception in
Research. Which General Principle is Dr. O exhibiting?
a. Justice
b. Integrity
c. Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity
d. Fidelity and Responsibility
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Principle C: Integrity
Question Type: MC
True/False
1. The 2010 Ethics Code contains a Preamble and a set of five General Principles.
Ans: True
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Chapter Introduction
Question Type: TF
2. The Ethics Code applies only to full members.
Ans: False
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: To Whom Does the Ethics Code Apply?
Question Type: TF
3. The Ethics Code applies to psychologists’ scientific, educational, professional, or consulting activities?
Ans: True
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Professional versus Personal Activities
Question Type: TF
4. The Ethics Code applies to professional, as well as purely private conduct of psychologists.
Ans: False
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Professional versus Personal Activities
Question Type: TF
5. The language of the Ethics Code is general enough to allow for proper guidance.
Ans: False
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

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Answer Location: What is the Relevance of Specific Language Used in the Ethics Code?
Question Type: TF
6. The term reasonable refers the prevailing professional judgments of psychologists engaged in similar
activities.
Ans: True
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What is Reasonable?
Question Type: TF
7. Psychologists should only use the term “clients”, rather than “patients”.
Ans: False
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: “Client/Patient” and “Organizational Client”
Question Type: TF
8. Complaints to the Ethics Committee may be brought by APA members, nonmembers, or by members
of the Ethics Committee.
Ans: True
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Ethics Complaints
Question Type: TF
9. The APA Ethics Committee must keep confidential that it has imposed a sanction on a psychologist.
Ans: False
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: How is the Ethics Code Related to Sanctions by Other Bodies?
Question Type: TF
10. Compliance with or violation of the Ethics Code may be admissible as evidence in some legal
proceedings.
Ans: True
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Civil Litigation
Question Type: TF
Short Answer
1. How can psychologists ensure an appropriate balance between professional and personal values?.
Ans: Psychologists must integrate professional and scientific values with their preexisting moral values in
ways that promote the adoption and internalization often unique ethical responsibilities and social roles
expected of psychologists.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Professional versus Personal Values
Question Type: SA

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