General Principles of the APA Ethical Standards HW 3

A brief description of the principle you selected from the General Principles of the APA Ethical Standards you read about in “Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.” Explain it in your own words. Explain in what way the principle could be applicable in your area of specialization and why.

ethics presented in the APA websites listed in this week’s Learning Resources.

American Psychological Association. (2010a). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx

This website reviews the ethical guidelines held by the APA. Read “Introduction and Applicability,” “Preamble,” “General Principles,” and “Standard 8” only.

Behnke, S. (2009). Disability as an ethical issue. Monitor on Psychology, 40(6), 62. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/06/ethics.aspx

This article discusses how the stigma of a disability should be examined in terms of ethical guidelines.

Walden University. (2013a). Code of conduct. In 2013–2014 Walden University student handbook. Retrieved from http://catalog.waldenu.edu/content.php?catoid=95&navoid=22930

The Walden Code of Conduct addresses the university’s expectations for students in the areas of nondiscrimination, nonharassment, professional conduct, and academic integrity.

Walden University. (2013b). Professional development plan. In 2013–2014 Walden University student handbook. Retrieved from http://catalog.waldenu.edu/content.php?catoid=95&navoid=

Read the information on ethics presented in the APA websites listed in this week’s Learning Resources.

Review the General Principles of the APA Ethical Standards from the resource titled “Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct” found in the Learning Resources

Select one of the principles and think about how it applies to your program or area of specialization.

Take the time to really envision what your success looks and feels like; really sit back and put yourself in that position and create the “you” that successfully finishes this program and how you might put what you learn into action for positive social change.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.