C426 WGU UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Philosophy that seeks to understand the nature, purposes,
justification & founding principles of moral rules and systems they comprise
Moral Philosophy (Ethics) - CORRECT ANSWER - The discipline concerned with what is
morally good and bad, right and wrong.
Microethics - CORRECT ANSWER - An individual's view of what is right and wrong based
on personal life experiences.
Macroethics - CORRECT ANSWER - A more global view of right and wrong.
Philosophical Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Inquiry about ways of life and rules of
conduct.
General Pattern (Way of Life) - CORRECT ANSWER - Religious Ethics
Moral Code - CORRECT ANSWER - Professional ethics and unethical behavior
Bioethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Addresses difficult issues as the nature of life, the nature
of death, what sort of life is worth living, what constitutes murder, how we should treat people
who are especially vulnerable and the responsibilities we have as human beings.
Morality - CORRECT ANSWER - A class of rules held by society to govern the conduct of its
individual members.
Morals - CORRECT ANSWER - Ideas about what is right and wrong.
,Standards - CORRECT ANSWER - Used to guide human conduct by stating desirable traits to
be exhibited and undesirable ones to be avoided.
Principles - CORRECT ANSWER - Responsibilities that do not specify what the required
conduct should be. Professional need to make the judgement about what is desirable in a
particular situation based on accepted principles.
Rules - CORRECT ANSWER - Specify specific conduct; they do not allow for individual
professional judgement.
Moral Judgments - CORRECT ANSWER - Judgments concerned with what an individual or
group of believes to be the right or proper behavior in a given situation.
Normative Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - The attempt to determine what moral standards
should be followed so that human behavior and conduct may be morally right. Concerned with
establishing standards or norms for conduct.
General Normative Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Critical study of major precepts of what
things are right, what things are good and what things are genuine.
Applied Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - The application of normative theories of practical
moral problems.
Descriptive Ethics (Comparative Ethics) - CORRECT ANSWER - Deal with what people
believe to be right and wrong.
Normative Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Prescribes how people ought to act.
Meta-Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Seeks to understand ethical terms and theories and their
application.
, Consequential Theory of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Emphasizes that that the morally
right action is whatever action leads to the maximum balance of good over evil.
Utilitarian Theory of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Involves the concept that the moral
worth of an action is determined solely by by its contribution to overall usefulness.
Deontological Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Attributed to German Philosopher Immanuel
Kant. It focuses on one's duties to others and others' rights- tell the truth and keep your promises.
Deon- Greek for duty.
Consent - CORRECT ANSWER - The voluntary agreement by a person who possesses
sufficient mental capacity to make an intelligent choice to allow something proposed by another
to be performed on himself or herself.
Informed Consent - CORRECT ANSWER - A legal concept that provides that a patient has a
right to know the potential risks, benefits and alternatives
Nonconsequential Ethical Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - denies that the consequences of
an action or rule are the only criteria for determining the morality of an action or rule
Ethical Relativism - CORRECT ANSWER - Morality is relative to the norms of the culture in
which an individual lives. In other words, right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the
society in which it is practiced.
Ethical Principles - CORRECT ANSWER - Universal rules of conduct, derived from ethical
theories that provide a practical basis for identifying what kinds of actions, intentions, and
motives are valued.
Beneficence - CORRECT ANSWER - The principle of doing good, demonstrating kindness,
showing compassion, and helping others.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Philosophy that seeks to understand the nature, purposes,
justification & founding principles of moral rules and systems they comprise
Moral Philosophy (Ethics) - CORRECT ANSWER - The discipline concerned with what is
morally good and bad, right and wrong.
Microethics - CORRECT ANSWER - An individual's view of what is right and wrong based
on personal life experiences.
Macroethics - CORRECT ANSWER - A more global view of right and wrong.
Philosophical Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Inquiry about ways of life and rules of
conduct.
General Pattern (Way of Life) - CORRECT ANSWER - Religious Ethics
Moral Code - CORRECT ANSWER - Professional ethics and unethical behavior
Bioethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Addresses difficult issues as the nature of life, the nature
of death, what sort of life is worth living, what constitutes murder, how we should treat people
who are especially vulnerable and the responsibilities we have as human beings.
Morality - CORRECT ANSWER - A class of rules held by society to govern the conduct of its
individual members.
Morals - CORRECT ANSWER - Ideas about what is right and wrong.
,Standards - CORRECT ANSWER - Used to guide human conduct by stating desirable traits to
be exhibited and undesirable ones to be avoided.
Principles - CORRECT ANSWER - Responsibilities that do not specify what the required
conduct should be. Professional need to make the judgement about what is desirable in a
particular situation based on accepted principles.
Rules - CORRECT ANSWER - Specify specific conduct; they do not allow for individual
professional judgement.
Moral Judgments - CORRECT ANSWER - Judgments concerned with what an individual or
group of believes to be the right or proper behavior in a given situation.
Normative Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - The attempt to determine what moral standards
should be followed so that human behavior and conduct may be morally right. Concerned with
establishing standards or norms for conduct.
General Normative Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Critical study of major precepts of what
things are right, what things are good and what things are genuine.
Applied Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - The application of normative theories of practical
moral problems.
Descriptive Ethics (Comparative Ethics) - CORRECT ANSWER - Deal with what people
believe to be right and wrong.
Normative Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Prescribes how people ought to act.
Meta-Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Seeks to understand ethical terms and theories and their
application.
, Consequential Theory of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Emphasizes that that the morally
right action is whatever action leads to the maximum balance of good over evil.
Utilitarian Theory of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Involves the concept that the moral
worth of an action is determined solely by by its contribution to overall usefulness.
Deontological Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Attributed to German Philosopher Immanuel
Kant. It focuses on one's duties to others and others' rights- tell the truth and keep your promises.
Deon- Greek for duty.
Consent - CORRECT ANSWER - The voluntary agreement by a person who possesses
sufficient mental capacity to make an intelligent choice to allow something proposed by another
to be performed on himself or herself.
Informed Consent - CORRECT ANSWER - A legal concept that provides that a patient has a
right to know the potential risks, benefits and alternatives
Nonconsequential Ethical Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - denies that the consequences of
an action or rule are the only criteria for determining the morality of an action or rule
Ethical Relativism - CORRECT ANSWER - Morality is relative to the norms of the culture in
which an individual lives. In other words, right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the
society in which it is practiced.
Ethical Principles - CORRECT ANSWER - Universal rules of conduct, derived from ethical
theories that provide a practical basis for identifying what kinds of actions, intentions, and
motives are valued.
Beneficence - CORRECT ANSWER - The principle of doing good, demonstrating kindness,
showing compassion, and helping others.
