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Why are ethics such an important part of psychological testing? Give an example about what could happen if ethical guidelines were not followed?

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Discusses the importance of ethics with regards to psychological testing.

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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. In psychological testing the particular groups are the test subjects. Ethical issues in psychological testing include informed consent, confidentiality, testing biases, and competence (Miller, C 2004). If any one of those ...

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