PRÁTICAS ÉTICAS NA AVALIAÇÃO PSICOLÓGICA: CONHECIMENTO DE ESTUDANTES DE PSICOLOGIA

This study examined the knowledge of psychology students regarding ethical practices inpsychological assessment. 73 undergraduate students completed a questionnaire containing 23items, which evaluated whether an ethical breach occurred and its severity. Among the items,18 were correctly identified by participants as items in which a serious ethical breach hadoccurred. On average, the group scored 14.04 out of 23 possible points. Afterward, theparticipants were divided into two groups according to the course period: initial-intermediate(between the 2nd and 5th semester, n = 48) and intermediate-final (6th semester onward, n =25) and according to their gender (female = 59, male = 14). There were no significantdifferences between the groups. Considering the results of this study, ethics should be taughtin initial training to prepare professionals for safe practice for themselves as well as for thepublic.Keywords: code of professional ethics, morals, values, regulations