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Professional Codes of Ethics

Although these basic ethical principles should apply to everyone, many academic disciplines and professional organizations have their own code that members to that organization are required to uphold. For example, the Ethics Code of the American Psychological Association (APA) states that:

Membership in the APA commits members and student affiliates to comply with the standards of the APA Ethics Code and to the rules and procedures used to enforce them. Lack of awareness or misunderstanding of an Ethical Standard is not itself a defense to a charge of unethical conduct. (American Psychological Association, 2002, p. 1)