Ethical Rules for Psychological Testing

📚 Quick Study Guide

• ⚖️ Beneficence and Non-Maleficence: Psychologists must strive to benefit those they work with and do no harm.
• 🤝 Fidelity and Responsibility: Psychologists must establish relationships of trust and uphold professional standards of conduct.
• 🎯 Integrity: Psychologists must seek to promote accuracy, honesty, and truthfulness in science, teaching, and practice.
• 🗽 Justice: Psychologists recognize that fairness and justice entitle all persons to access to and benefit from the contributions of psychology and to equal quality in the processes, procedures, and services being conducted by psychologists.
• respect for People's Rights and Dignity: Psychologists respect the dignity and worth of all people, and the rights of individuals to privacy, confidentiality, and self-determination.
• 📝 Informed Consent: Participants must be fully informed about the purpose, procedures, potential risks, and benefits of the testing before agreeing to participate.
• 🔒 Confidentiality: Test results and personal information must be kept confidential and protected from unauthorized access.
• 🛡️ Competence: Psychologists must only use tests for which they are qualified and trained.
• 🚫 Avoiding Bias: Tests should be selected and administered in a way that minimizes bias based on factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, or disability.
• 📊 Interpretation:** Test results should be interpreted carefully and in the context of other relevant information, avoiding overgeneralization or misinterpretation.

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which ethical principle requires psychologists to benefit those they work with and do no harm?
   1. Beneficence and Non-Maleficence
   2. Fidelity and Responsibility
   3. Integrity
   4. Justice
2. What is the purpose of informed consent in psychological testing?
   1. To ensure participants are paid for their time.
   2. To ensure participants are fully informed about the test.
   3. To allow psychologists to use test data for any purpose.
   4. To protect the psychologist from legal liability.
3. Why is it important for psychologists to maintain confidentiality of test results?
   1. To protect the psychologist's reputation.
   2. To comply with legal requirements.
   3. To protect participants' privacy and prevent unauthorized access.
   4. To make the test more appealing to future participants.
4. What does the ethical principle of 'Justice' in psychological testing refer to?
   1. Treating all participants equally, regardless of their background.
   2. Ensuring all tests are administered in a timely manner.
   3. Focusing on justice-related psychological concepts.
   4. Providing free testing services to everyone.
5. Which of the following is an example of test bias that psychologists should avoid?
   1. Using tests that are too difficult for most participants.
   2. Administering tests in a standardized manner.
   3. Selecting tests that unfairly disadvantage certain groups of people.
   4. Interpreting test results based on objective criteria.
6. A psychologist is asked to administer a test they are not trained to use. What should they do?
   1. Administer the test anyway, as long as they read the manual.
   2. Refuse to administer the test until they receive proper training.
   3. Ask a colleague to administer the test for them.
   4. Delegate the task to a less experienced professional.
7. How should psychologists interpret test results?
   1. Based solely on the test scores, ignoring other relevant information.
   2. Carefully, in the context of other relevant information, avoiding overgeneralization.
   3. In a way that confirms their preconceived notions about the participant.
   4. By focusing only on the negative aspects of the results.