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This 3 page paper provides an overview of an article on the Internet (eBay) sales of testing materials. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Materials. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 38(1), 68-70. Lobello and Zacher (2007), in their research study entitled "Psychological Test Sales and Internet Auctions: Ethical Considerations for Dealing
with Obsolete or Unwanted Test Materials," looked at eBay sales of psychological tests to determine whether sales sites utilized any methods to ensure that products were purchased only by professionals
and if purchases were actually identified as professionals. This study was based on the authors contention that the American Psychological Association, test publishers and many professional groups have identified
the problem of the distribution of tests to unqualified people through on-line auctions and Internet sales sites. The authors argued that this is a problem because maintaining test security
is one of the methods that publishers and the APA ensure that professional codes of conflict are utilized when testing individuals. If these psychological tests can be purchased by
anyone, unprofessional, untrained and uncertified individuals can conduct these tests, drawing into question the professionalism of anyone using these tests. The authors identify three specific ethical principles that come
into play when considering the issue of the easy access to obsolete or surplus psychological tests. First, the APA maintains that professional conduct requires that "psychologists do not promote
the use of psychological assessment techniques by unqualified persons and should themselves not base clinical decisions on obsolete tests or test data" (Principles 9.07 and 9.08, as cited by Lobello
and Zacher, 2007). The authors also sited Principle 9.11, which identifies the psychologists responsibility to maintain the security of testing materials (Lobello and Zacher, 2007). The existing code
of ethics identified in this study and produced by the American Psychological Association was devised to reduce the threat of fraudulent use of tests and to protect the public.
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