Essay PSY-362-O501 Topic 2 Discussion GCU

Essay PSY-362-O501 Topic 2 Discussion GCU

Topic 2 DQ 1

From your perspective, how does the material in your textbook on the topics of self-presentation and social
perception relate to the passage from Matthew 7:3-5, in which Jesus asks: “Why do you look at the speck of
sawdust in your brothers’ eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your
brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eyes when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You
hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your
brother’s eye.”

Topic 2 DQ 2

The Preamble of the ethics code states it “is intended to provide specific standards to cover most situations
encountered by psychologists” and “requires a personal commitment and lifelong effort to act ethically.”
Describe three ways your personal beliefs or morals affect how you carry out the ethics code. https://
www.apa.org/ethics/code/index