C206 wgu ethics Questions With Complete Solutions Graded A+

Consequentialist - Focus on consequences Deontological - Focus on duties, obligations, principles - doing whats right consistent with these principles Prescriptive approach - Philosophical theories to help you decide how you should make decisions Descriptive approach - Psychological - how people actually make decisions Consequentialist - Maximize benefits and minimize harm to society Golden Rule - Treat others the way you want to be treated Kants Categorical Imperative - What kind of world would it be if everyone behaved this way? Would i want to live in that world? Its ok to violate rules if for good reason. Rawl's Veil of Ignorance - Deciding whats fair. What would decision be if status or identity unknown? Virtue Ethics - Focus on integrity of moral actor rather than the act. Considers character, motivations, intentions Virtue Ethics - What would community think if this were disclosed? What do I want my reputation to be? Disclosure Rule - How would you feel if your behavior appeared on X? Aka NY times testIdealism - Persons concern for welfare of others; critical of unethical behavior Relativism - Persons emphasis on ethical principles being dependent on situation; may rationalize unethical behavior Three stages of cognitive moral development - Preconventional (obedience, punishment, whats in it for me); Conventional (conformity, expectations of others, laws); Post conventional (ethical principles of justice and rights) Locus of control - Perception of how much control one has over life events High internal LOC (outcomes of own efforts), Low Internal LOC (fate, luck, or powerful others)