Blaw 368 - Law Business and Society » Spring 2020 » Chapter 3 Quiz

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Question #1
Making sense of the data we have gathered takes place during which step of the Lonergan/Baird method?
A.   be responsible
B.   be reasonable
C.   be intelligent
D.   be attentive
Question #2
We are more likely to take notice of ethical issues when they involve people who are close to us. This is referred to as ______.
A.   proximity
B.   social consensus
C.   temporal immediacy
D.   magnitude of consequences
Question #3
 In Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, a child obeys the rules of the house in order to avoid a punishment. This is an example of which stage in Kohlberg’s moral development theory?
A.   stage 1
B.   stage 2
C.   stage 3
D.   stage 4
Question #4
An individual who is able to apply the most advanced type of reasoning and relies on universal values and principles is applying which level of ethical decision-making?
A.   preconventional thinking
B.   conventional thinking
C.   postconventional or principled thinking
D.   graduated level of thinking
Question #5
An ethical scandal leading to the loss of billions of dollars and the loss of thousands of jobs attracts the attention of the public for what reason?
A.   proximity
B.   social consensus
C.   temporal immediacy
D.   magnitude of consequences
Question #6
Susan is strongly against siblings marrying one another but cannot explain why she feels the way she does. Susan’s response is an example of ______.
A.   social intuition
B.   hyperjudgment
C.   moral sensitivity
D.   moral dumbfounding
Question #7
When a person convinces themselves that their questionable behavior was morally permissible because of the purpose, other forces, lack of consequences or the victim had it coming, this is a form of ______.
A.   moral disengagement
B.   slippery slope
C.   motivated forgetting
D.   cognitive dissonance
Question #8
Charolette worked with the company’s ethics department. She knew it was not right to use company time for personal matters, however, she often chose to tackle her personal “to do list” while at work. This is a form of ______.
A.   motivated forgetting
B.   moral motivation
C.   moral hypocrisy
D.   cognitive dissonance
Question #9
A good ethical decision must reflect the morals and values of the larger organization. This reflects which of the five timeless questions?
A.   Who are we?
B.   What will work in the world as it is?
C.   What can I live with?
D.   What are my core obligations?
Question #10
David looks to his coworkers when determining whether or not he should obey the company’s code of ethics. He is reasoning at which level?
A.   preconventional
B.   postconventional (principled)
C.   conventional
D.   none of these

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