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True / False Questions
1. Most ethical people act in ways that reflect ethical commitment,
consciousness, and competency.
2. Ethical commitment refers to your level of dedication or desire to do what
is right even in the face of potentially harmful personal repercussions.
3. Those who are ethically conscious make themselves aware of the
implications of their actions.
4. "Individual versus community" is a type of "right-versus-right" scenario.
5. The way in which we perceive ethical dilemmas depends heavily on the
moral intensity the issue possesses.
6. Researcher Thomas Jones identified proximity as one of the ways in which
ethical issues can be perceived as more or less intense.
7. Obedience to the law is sufficient to fulfill one's ethical duties.
8. The law can be an efficient mechanism to prevent serious harm, but it is
not very effective at promoting "good."
9. Deontological theories of ethics determine the ethics of an act by looking
to the probable outcome or consequences of the decision.
10. Teleological theories of ethics determine the ethics of an act by looking to
the process of the decision.
11. Utilitarianism directs us to make decisions based on the greatest "good"
for the greatest number.
12. Universalism implies a consideration of whether a decision would be
acceptable if everyone in every situation made the same decision.
13. The ethical perspective of utilitarianism was put forth by German
philosopher Immanuel Kant.
14. Utilitarianism is a much more motivational or inspirational approach than
universalism, which can seem "cold" or impersonal.
15. Universalism recognizes that human beings act in and from character.
16. The major application of universalism comes in the common tension
between self-interest and ethical values.
17. Secondary stakeholders are people who will be directly affected by any
ethical decision that is made.
18. Following norms is often part of behaving ethically.
19. People are likely to interpret events as more important or urgent when
others are present.
20. Moral imagination is defined as the ability to understand the worst possible
scenario in an ethical framework of distributive justice.
21. One way of testing your moral imagination is to use the Wall Street Journal
test.
22. The Platinum Rule test is a good way of judging if distributive justice is
taking place.
23. A decision that is based on equality is a fair and ethical decision.
24. At the heart of many issues that concern ethics and fairness are
perceptions of justice.
25. Distributive justice is perceived when people view fairness in personal
treatment.
26. In a reward situation, people are likely to examine the outcome of a
decision's impact based on equality.
27. Procedural justice occurs when the process used to determine the
outcome is perceived as fair.
28. Procedural justice matters most in situations of high outcome favorability.
29. Interactional justice is comprised of two important fairness perceptions:
interpersonal treatment and informational adequacy.
30. One way for managers to encourage unethical behavior is to simply focus
performance evaluation of employees on results only.
Multiple Choice Questions
31. Which of the following is NOT an ethical decision-making myth?
32. The truth is that much of our behavior is guided by watching others and
simply following their lead. Hence, it is a myth that:
33. Students with which career choice reported the lowest incidence of
cheating as an undergraduate?
34. A recent survey of college student actions reported the highest incidence
of cheating in this activity. Students:
