Ethical Differences 

Lisa Taylor

PSYCH/660 Ethics and Professional Issues

Dr. Jon Stern

December 9, 2025

Navigating the complexities of ethical practice

Welcome to ethics in psychology, your resource for exploring the ethical dimensions of psychological practice and research. Join us as we delve into the principles that guide our profession and promote responsible conduct. We're glad you're here to be a part of this important conversation.

Influence of Culture in Ethical Decision Making

 

American and Chinese ways of thinking are different in that in American culture; it is based on doing what is right because if you do not, there will be an outcome that is not good. 

In Chinese culture their belief is to lean towards loyalty of those they know first and not strangers. They also determined in the study that the higher the education level for Americans, the more they thought of a universal mindset whereas the Chinese thought of a more local mindset (Zheng, Gray, & Zhu 2017). 

Chinese taking a survey are more state consequential than Americans taking the same survey as they think of the greater good. 

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