Question 1

Explain how the ethical decision-making process does not end with making a decision.

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Once one has explored the other variable...

Question 2

A critical element of comparing and weighing the alternatives is the consideration of ways to mitigate, minimize, or compensate for any possible harmful consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A person who acts in a way that is based upon a careful consideration of the facts has acted in a more ethically responsible way than a person who acts without deliberation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

If we are told specifically to pay attention to a particular element of a decision or event, we are likely to miss all of the surrounding details, no matter how obvious. According to Bazerman and Chugh, this phenomenon is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  inattentional blindness
B)  descriptive ignorance
C)  change blindness
D)  normative myopiaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Outline the thought process of responsible persons comparing and weighing alternatives while considering the effects of a decision on their own integrity and character.

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Comparing and weighing alternatives requ...

Question 6

Speaking on a cell phone while driving, and as a result, missing a highway turn-off by mistake is an example of ____.

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A)  normative myopia
B)  inattentional blindness
C)  descriptive ignorance
D)  change blindnessE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Jim resides in the vicinity of a steel manufacturing firm. Any changes in the pollution control or waste treatment policy of the firm indirectly affects Jim. In this sense, Jim is a(n)  ____.

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A)  shareholder
B)  employee of the firm
C)  observer
D)  stakeholderE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

In the ethical decision-making process, identify the step that involves predicting the likely, foreseeable, and the possible consequences to all the relevant stakeholders.

Accepted Answer

A)  Comparing and weighing the alternatives
B)  Making the decision
C)  Identifying the ethical issues
D)  Monitoring and learning from the outcomesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

When does issue identification become the first step in the ethical decision-making process?

Accepted Answer

A)  When you are not accountable for the decision
B)  When you are solely responsible for a decision
C)  When you are presented with an issue from the start
D)  Under all circumstancesE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Consequences, justifications, principles, rights, or duties are all methods to:

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A)  identify the stakeholders that may be impacted by the decisions.
B)  find out about the various available alternatives.
C)  compare and weigh alternatives.
D)  identify the ethical issues involved.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Which of the following is the second step of the ethical decision-making process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Considering available alternatives
B)  Making the decision
C)  Identifying the ethical issues involved
D)  Considering the impact of the on stakeholdersE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

What is normative myopia?

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Question 13

Focusing failures result in moments where we ask ourselves, "How could I have missed that?" According to Bazerman and Chugh, this phenomenon is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  change blindness.
B)  descriptive ignorance.
C)  inattentional blindness.
D)  normative myopia.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

The inability to recognize ethical issues is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  inattentional blindness
B)  normative myopia
C)  change blindness
D)  descriptive ignoranceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

In an ethical decision-making process, moral imagination helps individuals make ethically responsible decisions. Identify the step in which moral imagination is critical.

Accepted Answer

A)  Determining the facts
B)  Considering the available alternatives
C)  Identifying the ethical issues
D)  Identifying and consider impact of decision on stakeholdersE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Normative myopia occurs only in business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is true of inattentional blindness?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs when decision makers fail to notice gradual changes over time.
B)  It refers to the shortsightedness about values.
C)  It distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from good people who do not.
D)  It results from focusing failures.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

The inability to recognize ethical issues while dealing with the financial aspect of business decisions is called ____.

Accepted Answer

normative myopia
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Question 19

A long tradition in philosophical ethics argues that a key test for _____ is whether or not a decision would be acceptable from the point of view of all parties involved.

Accepted Answer

ethical legitimacy
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Question 20

Which of the following is true of moral imagination?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs when decision makers fail to notice gradual variations over time.
B)  It refers to the shortsightedness about values.
C)  It distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from good people who do not.
D)  It results from focusing failures.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 2: Ethical Decision Making: Personal and Professional Contexts

The inability to recognize ethical issues while dealing with the financial aspect of business decisions is called ____.

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Focusing failures result in moments where we ask ourselves, "How could I have missed that?" According to Bazerman and Chugh, this phenomenon is known as:

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Outline the thought process of responsible persons comparing and weighing alternatives while considering the effects of a decision on their own integrity and character.

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The inability to recognize ethical issues is known as ____.

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Explain how the ethical decision-making process does not end with making a decision.

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A person who acts in a way that is based upon a careful consideration of the facts has acted in a more ethically responsible way than a person who acts without deliberation.

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Jim resides in the vicinity of a steel manufacturing firm. Any changes in the pollution control or waste treatment policy of the firm indirectly affects Jim. In this sense, Jim is a(n) ____.

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If we are told specifically to pay attention to a particular element of a decision or event, we are likely to miss all of the surrounding details, no matter how obvious. According to Bazerman and Chugh, this phenomenon is known as ____.

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Normative myopia occurs only in business.

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A critical element of comparing and weighing the alternatives is the consideration of ways to mitigate, minimize, or compensate for any possible harmful consequences.

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In an ethical decision-making process, moral imagination helps individuals make ethically responsible decisions. Identify the step in which moral imagination is critical.

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Which of the following is true of inattentional blindness?

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Which of the following is the second step of the ethical decision-making process?

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In the ethical decision-making process, identify the step that involves predicting the likely, foreseeable, and the possible consequences to all the relevant stakeholders.

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A long tradition in philosophical ethics argues that a key test for _____ is whether or not a decision would be acceptable from the point of view of all parties involved.

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Speaking on a cell phone while driving, and as a result, missing a highway turn-off by mistake is an example of ____.

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Which of the following is true of moral imagination?

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What is normative myopia?

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Consequences, justifications, principles, rights, or duties are all methods to:

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When does issue identification become the first step in the ethical decision-making process?

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