A mixed methods investigation of the effects of ranking ethical principles on decision making: Implications for the Canadian code of ethics for psychologists

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 204-216

  Williams, Jaime ^a   Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas ^a   Malloy, David C ^a   Gagnon, Michelle ^a   Sharpe, Donald ^a   Fuchs Lacelle, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Code of ethics; Decision making; Ethical principles; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878441762     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027624     Document Type: Article

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