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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Ethics

Background:

  • Ethical decision-making frameworks in psychology often neglect the impact of real-world recipients.
  • Nonrational processes significantly influence how psychologists make ethical choices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance of the recipient in ethical decision-making models.
  • To suggest incorporating recipient characteristics into ethical decision-making considerations.

Main Methods:

  • Commentary on existing literature regarding nonrational processes in ethical decision-making.
  • Analysis of the implications of recipient characteristics on ethical judgments.

Main Results:

  • Ethical decisions made by psychologists frequently result in actions affecting specific individuals.
  • The perceived characteristics of the recipient can powerfully influence ethical decision-making processes.

Conclusions:

  • Ethical decision-making models should explicitly account for the specific recipient.
  • Psychologists should consider how decisions might change if the recipient's characteristics were different.