BE: Ch 1

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" explains the

Golden Rule

Which of the following statements is true of ethical relativism?

The idea of relativism implies some degree of flexibility as opposed to strict black-and- white rules

_________ is defined as ethical choices that offer the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

Utilitarianism

________ refers to a set of personal principles formalized into a code of behavior.

Value system

Which of the following questions is identified by Arthur Dobrin to resolve an ethical dilemma?

What do your feelings tell you?

The basic assumption of ethical theory is that

a person as an individual or community is in control of all the factors that influencce the choices he or she makes

Which of the following will most likely influence the moral standards of an individual?

a strict family upbringing

Society refers to a(n)

structured community of people bound together by similar traditions and customs

The problem with a utilitarian approach to ethics is

the idea that the ends justify the means.

The Greek philosopher Aristotle's belief in individual character and integrity established the concept of

virtue ethics

Which of the following is the final step of the three-step process for solving an ethical problem?

making a decision

Identify an example of instrumental value

money

The lowest level of moral development in Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of ethical reasoning is the __________ stage.

preconventional

Which of the following is true of Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of ethical reasoning?

Kohlberg states that stereotypical behavior is recognized, and conformity to that behavior develops in the conventional stage of moral development.

Which of the following statements describes the terms "morals" and "values?

They ore a set of personal principles by which one aims to live one's life

In the context of ethical theories, a challenge takes the form of a dilemma in which the decision one must make requires one to make a right choice knowing full well that one is

contradicting a personal ethical priociple in moking that choice

By its very definition, a(n) ___________ cannot really be resolved in the sense that a resolution of the problem implies a satisfactory answer to the problem.

ethical dilemma

The stage in which an individual is focused on self-chosen ethical principles found to be comprehensive and consistent is

universal ethical principle onentation

In the context of __________ actions are taken out of duty and obligation to a purely moral ideal rather than based on the needs of a situation.

universal ethics

Ethics for the greater good or ____________ is an approach more focused on the outcome of one's actions rather than the apparent virtue of the actions themselves

utlitarianism