Ethical issues psychology · AS 91848
Examine ethical issues in psychological practice
Level 2 · Year 123 creditsInternalAchievement StandardPsychology 2.5
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National attainment · NZQA · 2024
2,683 students sat this in 2024 · 90% passed
Excellence32.7%
Merit27.4%
Achieved30.2%
Not Achieved9.6%
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This standard asks you to examine real or potential ethical problems that can happen in psychology work. You need to explain what goes wrong when psychologists don't follow the code of ethics and how these breaches happen in actual practice.
What you actually do
- ·Identify actual or potential ethical breaches in psychological practice using a recognised code of ethics as your reference
- ·Explain the key issues around compliance with ethical standards and why they matter
- ·Apply ethical principles to real or described psychological practice scenarios
- ·Discuss different viewpoints on the ethical issues you identify
- ·Reference psychological theories or studies from published sources to support your analysis
AAchieved
You explain key ethical issues in psychology and how compliance with ethical codes applies to practice, using examples.
MMerit
You provide a detailed explanation of ethical issues, considering multiple viewpoints and referencing theories or studies to support your points.