A clinical psychologist is asked to carry out a specialized neuropsychological assessment on a patient recovering from a rare neurological condition. Although the psychologist has never received formal training or supervision in administering or interpreting this highly complex diagnostic tool, they decide to proceed with the assessment anyway.
Which of the four core ethical principles outlined in the British Psychological Society (BPS) Code of Ethics and Conduct has been directly compromised?
Respect
Integrity
Competence
Responsibility
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.