As per the American Psychological Association Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct (2010), psychologists must work to benefit others, safeguard the rights and welfare of others, establish trusting relationships, maintain professionalism, comply with ethical practices, promote honesty, correct any wrongdoings, positively contribute to the field, and treat others with respect and dignity. It is also the responsibility of the psychologist to provide proper training and supervision of their test administrators in order to refrain from misuse of any given test. Proper training includes a master’s degree at an accredited University and classroom experience in test development, standardization, statistics, administration, scoring and interpretation …show more content…
In addition, the testing professional must protect the privacy of the client, be aware of potential scoring errors, misinterpretations of results, and provide a report of the results to the client in a timely fashion (AERA, APA, & NCME, 2014). Without this, professionals run the risk of test biases and issues with test …show more content…
A study by Sashidharan, Pawlow, & Pettibone (2012) aimed to investigate the test with relation to African American undergraduate students. The study also noted that the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) was lacking in African American men for the standardization sample. The researchers sampled 278 students (70 were men – 35 Caucasian and 35 African American and 208 were women - 104 were Caucasian and 104 were African American). The sample completed the BDI-II and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The results showed that the relationship between scores on the BDI-II and the CES-D were similar across race. The results showed that the BDI-II proved to be a valid measure of depression in African American college students. Test bias was not found in this study for this testing measure, even though the standardization sample was not representative of minorities in the U.S. This might not be the case for standardized educational
The messaging in both the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) and Canada’s Health Informatics Association (COACH) Code of Ethics are very similar. They both discuss prioritizing privacy and security, set an expectation of maintaining a professional and collegial work ethic, encourage the continuing of education and building of one's knowledge base and both refer to a focus on the awareness of future developments/advancements within the industry. My initial preference was the CHIMA Code of Ethics as I preferred the phrasing and third person approach, however, upon further review I noticed that CHIMA’s used the word ‘strive’ instead of COACH’s approach of ‘I will’. This to me seems to have less impact then the COACH counterpart.
The first ethical principle is informed consent. This investigation valued informed consent by debriefing the process the participants were going to go through before the testing began, secured with a consent form that included the details of the investigation was signed by the participants. The participants had the option to participate which meant no consequence would apply if they did not participate; this is the second principle of voluntary participation. The participants were also given the freedom to withdraw from the testing at any time, for any reason. This is the third principle of the right to withdraw. This principle enables the participant to be aware that if they are not comfortable at any point of the testing, then they can withdraw from the
The accounting system misallocated motors from the asset manufacturing equipment to inventory. There are issues of honesty, responsibility, and professional ethics.
The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct was developed to uphold the application of core values, ideals, and principles to assist teachers’ decision-making about ethical issues. The Core Values of the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct is based on the foundation of the field's commitment to young children. It is noteworthy that all seven of the Code's Core Values directly address our commitment to children:
Which of the six principles in the AICPA Code of Conduct is most related to Article 1.5 of the California Accountancy Act? Explain your conclusion.
According to research, African American women face tougher hardships when dealing with depression. This is a research proposal examining how African American females rate their levels of depression. The National Institute of Mental Health defined depression as “a mental illness when someone experiences sadness and a lack of interest in everyday social activities.” The DBSA (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance) stated that at least 14.8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older, suffer from some form of depression. Depression is sometimes used to describe those that are sad from time to time with or without “valid” explanation as well as those who often feel lonely or neglected. No matter what
Ethics or rather morals entail mechanisms that defend, systematize as well as recommend conceptions of right or wrong. Many organizations develop ethical codes to ensure employees and employers understand the difference in doing good or bad. In that respect, ethics are an essential aspect of successfully running of any organization or government. Ethics ensure employee’s productivity levels are up to the required standards. It also assists them to know their rights and responsibilities. Additionally, employers, as well as any persons in management, are guided by them to ensure they provide transparent leadership. Ethics also defines how customers should be handled. Ethical codes govern the relationship between customers and an
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People who are responsible to administer and interpret the test must be professional who have qualified certificates , and licenses in counseling and psychology field.For instance ,psychologist, and counselor.Meanwhile,trained Human Resources officers can administer the test .However,they should not be involved in scoring and interpreting test scores.This is because ,Human Resources officers were not licensed professional in the field of psychology and counseling .
In the helping professions such as psychology, counseling, social work and education, it is imperative that we as professionals understand tests and be able to administer them properly to our clients or students. Tests should be carefully selected, as each has a purpose and as we are aware, there are biases within various tests. A biased test is one in which there are methodical distinctions in the meaning of test scores correlated to different groups. Most tests are well-formulated; however none are absolute. Tests are often administered to make substantial conclusions that will affect the lives of the test-taker. The test-taker is unaware of these biases that are in favor of or in opposition of specific groups of people and the results could have a major effect on the test-taker.
A test can be defined as a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use. As a society, people are tested at every stage in life whether it be a written or a practical exam. Since our first year in an educational institution, we are tested at least once a week for every subject we study. We continue these vital practices of testing all the way through schooling into lifetime careers. Testing is a way for the teacher or other higher position to assess the level of skill and mastery one has over a given material. This task is important to determine if the person is qualified for the next step or a next career. Arguably, the most important careers require
Working for a large corporation can have a lot of pros and cons and one of the negative things that works against the company is workplace ethics. Who determines what is right and wrong in a business? Who determines the course of action to take should there be an unethical situation?
There may be other principles which are not special cases of these, e.g. respecting life.
The 1999 Standards defines ‘customary responsibilities’ for professional test developers, publishers, sponsors, and users in the evaluation of tests, testing practices and effects of test use (AERA, APA & NCME, 1999, p. 73). It contains a section on fairness in testing and test use. While recognizing the existence of many other alternatives but equally legitimate perspectives on fairness, it approves three prevalent characterizations of test fairness in the field of educational and psychological testing: fairness as lack of bias, fairness as equitable treatment of all examinees in the testing process, and fairness as equity in opportunity to learn the materials covered in an achievement test.
The exam is to make sure that the new recruits are trustworthy and mentally stable or sane. These exams are also taken to prevent a...