Test Bank - Bioethics: Principles, Issues, and Cases, 4th Edition – Lewis Vaughn – ISBN 9780190903268 (Chapters 1–11)

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Bioethics: Principles,
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Issues, and Cases,
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Lewis Vaughn
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Bioethics: Principles, Issues, and Cases — Test Bank —
Bioethics: Principles, Issues, and Cases, 4th Edition
Lewis Vaughn
ISBN: 9780190903268
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Chapter 1: Moral Reasoning in Bioethics
Chapter 2: Bioethics and Moral Theories
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Chapter 3: Paternalism and Patient Autonomy
Chapter 4: Truth-Telling and Confidentiality
Chapter 5: Informed Consent
Chapter 6: Human Research
Chapter 7: Abortion
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Chapter 8: Reproductive Technology
Chapter 9: Genetic Choices
Chapter 10: Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide
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Chapter 11: Dividing Up Health Care Resources
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, Test Bank for Bioethics: Principles, Issues,
and Case, 4th Edition By Lewis Vaughn
(All Chapters)
TEST QUESTIONS
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Chapter 1 Moral Reasoning in Bioethics
1. Ethics is the study of morality using the tools and method of
*a. Philosophy
b. Science
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c.D escription
d. Sociology

2. The use of moral norms and concepts to resolve practical moral issues is called
a. Normative ethics
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b. Metaethics
c. Descriptive ethics
*d. Applied ethics
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3. A key feature of moral norms is
a. Moral relativism
*b. Normative dominance
c. Normative subjectivity
d. Partiality
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4. A moral principle that applies in all cases unless an exception is warranted is
a. Absolute
*b. Prima facie
c. Relative
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d. Void

5. The overriding of a person’s actions or decision-making for his or her own good is
known as
*a. Paternalism
b. Beneficence
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c. Autonomy
d. Nonmaleficence

6. The principle of respect for autonomy places no restraints on what can be done to an
autonomous person.
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a. True
*b. False

, 7. Nonmaleficence is the bedrock precept of codes of conduct for health care
professionals.
*a. True
b. False

8. That equals should be treated equally is a basic precept of the principle of autonomy.
a. True
*b. False
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9. Moral absolutism is the view that there are moral norms or principles that are valid or
true for everyone.
a. True
*b. False
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10. From the fact that cultures have divergent moral beliefs on an issue, it does not
logically follow that there is no objective moral truth.
*a. True
b. False
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11. Cultural relativism logically entails tolerance for other cultures.
a. True
*b. False
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12. If people’s moral judgments differ from culture to culture, moral norms are relative to
culture.
a. True
*b. False
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13. Cultural relativism implies that we cannot legitimately criticize other cultures.
*a. True
b. False
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14. All religious people accept the divine command theory.
a. True
*b. False

15. Logical argument and persuasion are essentially the same thing.
a. True
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*b. False

16. A deductive argument is intended to give
a. Probable support to its conclusion
b. True support to its conclusion
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*c. Logically conclusive support to its conclusion
d. Logically inconclusive support to its conclusion