A clinical psychologist is asked to design and deliver a specialized cognitive rehabilitation programme for a patient recovering from a rare type of localized brain trauma. Recognizing that they do not possess the specific training or experience required for this complex neurological condition, the psychologist declines the referral and directs the patient to a qualified neuropsychologist.
Which of the four core ethical principles outlined in the British Psychological Society (BPS) Code of Ethics and Conduct is the psychologist primarily demonstrating?
Respect
Responsibility
Competence
Integrity
276 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Debates, covering Nature/nurture, Freewill/determinism, Reductionism/holism, Individual/situational explanations, Usefulness of research, Ethical considerations, Conducting socially sensitive research, and Psychology as a science. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.