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Students and practitioners often complain that codes of ethics are bothersome to read, confusing and boring lists of “shoulds” and “should nots.” Wonderly (1989) suggested, however, that codes of ethics in psychology are not so overwhelming if we remember their primary purpose: namely, to protect the public. Professionals do not have rights under a code of ethics, only obligations. We will be exploring those obligations in more detail in the chapters ahead.