With the aim of solving some recent employee thefts,an I/O psychologist administers a test that's supposed to show how honest employees are.He's not skilled in interpreting this test.Although the employees believe the test to be anonymous,he keeps track of their scores and informs management which two scored lowest on the test.They are fired.How would his behavior be evaluated in the context of the six ethical principles governing I/O psychologists?

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The I/O psychologist has violated multiple ethical principles. First, he was not competent to interpret the test, which violates the principle of competence. Second, he violated the confidentiality of the employees' results, which violates the principle of integrity. Finally, he harmed the employees by informing management and leading to their firing, which violates the principle of social responsibility. Therefore, all of the above options are true.

With the Aim of Solving Some Recent Employee Thefts,an I/O