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How do professional ethics differ from the law?

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Ethics are a system of moral principles; the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group. They are a set of morals to guide those in the psychology field how to behave. The psychology profession (APA) has a set of guidelines that all members must follow. In psychology those ethics are established and reinforced by the American Psychology Association (APA) as well as the ...

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