Assignment: the Ethics Code

Assignment:  the Ethics Code

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Assignment: Decoding the Ethics Code: A Practical Guide for Psychologists

Fisher, C. (2017). Decoding the ethics code: A Practical Guide for Psychologists(4th ed.). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, Inc.

Topic 7 DQ2

Discuss some areas on which you hold biases (divorce, domestic violence, death penalty). Biases can be personal or professional in nature. Confronting biases can help to overcome them. What are your personal/professional biases? What harm can result from not being aware of them? What standards are violated if they are not acknowledged and addressed?

APA Writing and In text-citation.

Topic 7 DQ2

You have a client who is of a different culture and faith than your own. You are not comfortable dealing with them due to past negative feelings from childhood. What are your ethical and legal obligations? Why are these legal and ethical obligations in place?

Self-Regulation of Learning

Use published human and animal research and behaviorist, social cognitive, information processing and constructivist theory to develop an outline of a research proposal to measure self-regulation in one of the following fields:

· Environmental or evolutionary psychology

· Forensic psychology

· Health or sports psychology

· Industrial/organizational or engineering psychology

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

Option 1: Self-Regulation Presentation

Prepare this outline of a research proposal as a 10-12 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with DETAILED speaker notes as if your audience were members of a foundation grant screening committee.

Address the following in your presentation:

· A description of how you are proposing to measure self-regulation

· The operational definitions, limitations, assumptions, hypotheses, and data analysis plans

· The deficiencies a critic might identify in your statement of limitations and assumptions

Option 2: Self-Regulation Outline

Prepare a 3- to 5-page annotated or expanded outline for review by members of a foundation grant screening committee.

Address the following in your outline:

· A description of how you are proposing to measure self-regulation

· The operational definitions, limitations, assumptions, hypotheses, and data analysis plans

· The deficiencies a critic might identify in your statement of limitations and assumptions