Chapter 1 quiz

___________ refers to a specific set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices that characterize a group of individuals.

culture

Joel is facing an ethical dilemma at work: he can either report a blatant error in his colleague's file to the supervisor, or he can cover up his colleague's mistake. Joel decides that he is obligated to a purely moral ideal; hence, he reports the error to the supervisor. In this scenario, which of the following ethical theories does Joel most likely exemplify?

Universal ethics

___________ refers to looking at the information available to people in resolving an ethical dilemma and drawing conclusions based on that information in relation to their own ethical standards.

ethical reasoning

__________ is the manner by which people try to live their lives according to a standard of "right" or "wrong" behavior, in both how they think and behave toward others and how they would like others to think and behave toward them.

ethics

The principle that states that people must do unto others as they would have others do unto them is called the __________.

golden rule

The term __________ refers to a set of personal principles by which an individual aims to live his or her life.

value

A set of personal principles formalized into a code of behavior is known as a(n) __________.

value system

Which of the following is an example of an instrumental value?

Money

Phil has an ethical dilemma: he can either tell his friend about a secret that affects the friend's life, or he can respect the secret and keep it to himself. He decides that he would like to be a person who can be trusted with secrets; hence, he keeps the information to himself. In this scenario, which of the following does Phil's action exemplify?

Virtue ethics

___________ refers to a structured community of people bound together by similar traditions and customs.

society