Michael Davis | Professional Responsibility: Just Following the Rules

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Michael Davis | Professional Responsibility: Just Following the Rules?
Davis criticizes the view that professional responsibility goes beyond merely following the rules of one's code of ethics by necessarily involving certain character virtues. Rather, if a code of ethics is well-written, following these rules means that a professional is acting responsibly. He discusses seven different interpretations of "just following the rules": blind obedience, strict obedience, malicious obedience, negligent obedience, accidental obedience, stupid obedience, concluding with a positive discussion of interpretative obedience.
-Malicious obedience is

• A) an unconscious failure to take reasonable care in interpreting the rules.
• B) a conscious failure to take reasonable care in interpreting the rules.
• C) understanding that rules cannot always anticipate special cases.
• D) taking reasonable care in interpreting the rules.

Understand the impact of psychological research on personal and social issues.

Recognize the significance of concepts like reinforcement, informed consent, and the placebo effect in psychological practice.

Acknowledge the contributions of psychology to understanding human behavior and mental processes.

Appreciate the diversity of psychological perspectives and their application in understanding complex human behaviors.

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Definitions:

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