Assignment: Chapter 06: Quiz

_______ is right or acceptable behavior in terms of the consequences for the individual.

a. Egoism

The concept of a moral philosophy is inexact. For that reason, moral philosophies must be assessed on a continuum rather than as static entities.

a. True

Teleology is a philosophy that states that _______.

a. an act is morally right or acceptable if it produces a desired result

This philosophy focuses on the preservation of individual rights and on the intentions associated with a particular behavior rather than on its consequences _______.

a. deontology

What type of justice exists if employees are being open, honest, and truthful in their communications at work?

a. interactional

Which of the following is a correct statement?

b. A moral virtue represents an acquired disposition that is valued as a part of an individual's character.

A moral philosophy is a general set of values by which different people live.

b. False

This famous statement, "Act as if the maxim of the action were to become by will a universal law of nature," is called _______.

b. Kant's Categorical Imperative

_____________ is the final stage of cognitive moral development, according to Lawrence Kohlberg.

b. The stage of universal ethical principles

The types of moral philosophy discussed in the text include _______.

c. teleology, deontology, relativist perspective, virtue ethics, and justice

This philosophy assumes what is moral in a given situation is not only what conventional morality requires but also what the mature person with a "good" moral character deems appropriate _______.

c. virtue ethics

This philosophy evaluates ethicalness subjectively on the basis of individual and group experiences _______.

d. relativism

This philosophy defines right or acceptable actions as those that maximize total utility, or the greatest good for the greatest number of people _______.

d. utilitarianism

According to Kohlberg's model of cognitive moral development, different individuals make different decisions in similar ethical situations because _______.

e. they are in different stages of cognitive moral development

John, vice president of operations at We Care, Inc., approves the illegal disposal of toxic waste at his firm's international factory. John has committed _______.

b. a white-collar crime