bus 303 - midterm Exam Questions and
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ethics refers to our efforts to figure out what we
should do and hwo we should live
moral/ethical challenge a situation where one is pulled in
competing directions concerning the
'right' thing to do
critical thinking the evaluation of ideas
moral intuition how feelings affect decision, first thing
that happens, emotional reaction
moral reasoning thinking critically
3 paths to overridding the verbal reasoning, reframing, exposure to
intuitive self diverse viewpoints
system 1 thinking fast, intuitive, sometimes can't help
ourselves
system 2 thinking slow, deliberate, ask harder questions
, 3 conditions to help people 1. if they believe that their peers will
be ethically aware consider it to be ethically problematic
2. if ethical langauge is used to present
the situation to the decision maker
3. if the decision is seen as having the
potential to provide serious harm to
others
ethical awareness the ability to recognize and respond to a
situation as a moral issue
ethical fading overlooking the ethical dimensions of a
situation and their implications
moral disengagement a social psychological process used to
maintain an ethical view of oneself when
engaging in unethical behaviour
factors associated with moral 1. euphemistic language
disengagement 2. diffusion of responsibility
3. displacement of responsibility
euphemistic language use ethically neutral words to sanitize
unethical behvaiour
diffusion of responsibility refers to group settings where individual
responsibility is dispersed such that no
one person is accountable
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
ethics refers to our efforts to figure out what we
should do and hwo we should live
moral/ethical challenge a situation where one is pulled in
competing directions concerning the
'right' thing to do
critical thinking the evaluation of ideas
moral intuition how feelings affect decision, first thing
that happens, emotional reaction
moral reasoning thinking critically
3 paths to overridding the verbal reasoning, reframing, exposure to
intuitive self diverse viewpoints
system 1 thinking fast, intuitive, sometimes can't help
ourselves
system 2 thinking slow, deliberate, ask harder questions
, 3 conditions to help people 1. if they believe that their peers will
be ethically aware consider it to be ethically problematic
2. if ethical langauge is used to present
the situation to the decision maker
3. if the decision is seen as having the
potential to provide serious harm to
others
ethical awareness the ability to recognize and respond to a
situation as a moral issue
ethical fading overlooking the ethical dimensions of a
situation and their implications
moral disengagement a social psychological process used to
maintain an ethical view of oneself when
engaging in unethical behaviour
factors associated with moral 1. euphemistic language
disengagement 2. diffusion of responsibility
3. displacement of responsibility
euphemistic language use ethically neutral words to sanitize
unethical behvaiour
diffusion of responsibility refers to group settings where individual
responsibility is dispersed such that no
one person is accountable
