LEGAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS SAMPLE QUESTIONS
What is the difference between legal and ethical standards in the field of professional psychology? Does one type of standard is more important than the other? Why or why not?
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LEGAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS SAMPLE QUESTIONS
What is the difference between legal and ethical standards in the field of professional psychology?
Ethics in general refer to philosophical conceptions of right or wrong, which may be somewhat ambiguous. Legal standards involve regulatory demands or mandated rules governed by an association or court of law. Ethical standards in the field of professional psychology are a combination of personal and professional judgment with codes of conduct established by organizations, such as the American Psychological Association.
Does one type of standard is more important than the other? Why or why not?
One standard may be more or less important depending on ...
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