According to the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (Principle E: Respect for People's Rights and Dignity) , psychologists try to eliminate the effect on their work of biases based on social categories. The just world belief often conflicts with Principle E. Based on this, how would a psychologist ethically respond to a person with obesity who is having problems with their self-confidence?
A) Let the individual know it's their fault because they are obese.
B) Offer suggestions on an exercise plan to help solve the problem.
C) Ask questions to learn more about their self-confidence challenge to try to eliminate the effect of bias.
D) Ignore the issue so as not to show bias.