ETHICS FINAL ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ "Challenges to Ethics" include ?
Answer: Relativism, Absolutism, Legalism
◉ "Ethics Arenas in our Lives" include:
Answer: "self-directed" and "other-directed" values.
◉ Mahatma Gandhi's "Seven Sins" include "wealth without work,
pleasue without conscience, knowledge without character,
commerce without morality, science without humility, worship
without sacrifice and politics without principle."
Answer: True
◉ President John F. Kennedy said, "We shall require a substantially
new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive."
Answer: False
◉ Other people may make life choices that shock or puzzle us. We
can be more understanding and compassionate toward others in
these situations if we realize they are thinking and acting in different
stages of moral development.
,Answer: True
◉ Three of Kohlberg's stages of moral development are Law and
Order, Social Contract, and Punishment/Obedience.
Answer: True
◉ Two of Gilligan's steps of moral development in relation to
women's understanding of caring are Care for Others and
Instrument and Relativity.
Answer: False
◉ James Rest's "four components" of moral behavior include Moral
Character and Interpersonal Concordance.
Answer: False
◉ One of the most powerful influences that may hold us back from
personal/moral/ethical growth (opposing force) is fear of change.
Answer: True
◉ Modern views on moral development (initially based on research
in the social sciences) support the continued validity of the principle
of tabula rasa.
Answer: False
,◉ Lawrence Kohlberg believed there is only one principled basis for
resolving claims; Justice or Equality.
Answer: True
◉ Carol Gilligan was a graduate student when she uncovered
gender-related flaws in her major professor's life's work; chief
among them was that his research had excluded boys.
Answer: False
◉ The major goal of formulating a logical argument in critical
thinking is to "win" when engaged in presenting that argument to
others who might support a different moral judgment in an
ethical/moral dilemma.
Answer: False
◉ Inductive arguments are considered uncogent if both the
premises are true and the reasons make a strong argument for the
conclusion being plausible or likely.
Answer: False
◉ The second part of an argument is:
Answer: the structure
◉ The third step in critical thinking is:
, Answer: analysis
◉ False appeal to authority is an example of a:
Answer: fallacy
◉ A possible Stakeholder in the "Case of Kim & Mike" is:
Answer: creditors
◉ "My mind is made up; don't confuse me with the facts." refers to:
Answer: Invincible Ignorance
◉ In Psychologist Stanley Milgram's famous experiment in the
1950's the percentage of "the teachers" who continued to shock "the
learners": all the way through to the final 450-volt shock was:
Answer: 65%
◉ Who said "The ethical person should do more than he is required
to do, and less than he is allowed to do."?
Answer: Michael Josephson
◉ What are examples of Faulty Causation?
Answer: Post Hoc and Slippery Slope
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ "Challenges to Ethics" include ?
Answer: Relativism, Absolutism, Legalism
◉ "Ethics Arenas in our Lives" include:
Answer: "self-directed" and "other-directed" values.
◉ Mahatma Gandhi's "Seven Sins" include "wealth without work,
pleasue without conscience, knowledge without character,
commerce without morality, science without humility, worship
without sacrifice and politics without principle."
Answer: True
◉ President John F. Kennedy said, "We shall require a substantially
new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive."
Answer: False
◉ Other people may make life choices that shock or puzzle us. We
can be more understanding and compassionate toward others in
these situations if we realize they are thinking and acting in different
stages of moral development.
,Answer: True
◉ Three of Kohlberg's stages of moral development are Law and
Order, Social Contract, and Punishment/Obedience.
Answer: True
◉ Two of Gilligan's steps of moral development in relation to
women's understanding of caring are Care for Others and
Instrument and Relativity.
Answer: False
◉ James Rest's "four components" of moral behavior include Moral
Character and Interpersonal Concordance.
Answer: False
◉ One of the most powerful influences that may hold us back from
personal/moral/ethical growth (opposing force) is fear of change.
Answer: True
◉ Modern views on moral development (initially based on research
in the social sciences) support the continued validity of the principle
of tabula rasa.
Answer: False
,◉ Lawrence Kohlberg believed there is only one principled basis for
resolving claims; Justice or Equality.
Answer: True
◉ Carol Gilligan was a graduate student when she uncovered
gender-related flaws in her major professor's life's work; chief
among them was that his research had excluded boys.
Answer: False
◉ The major goal of formulating a logical argument in critical
thinking is to "win" when engaged in presenting that argument to
others who might support a different moral judgment in an
ethical/moral dilemma.
Answer: False
◉ Inductive arguments are considered uncogent if both the
premises are true and the reasons make a strong argument for the
conclusion being plausible or likely.
Answer: False
◉ The second part of an argument is:
Answer: the structure
◉ The third step in critical thinking is:
, Answer: analysis
◉ False appeal to authority is an example of a:
Answer: fallacy
◉ A possible Stakeholder in the "Case of Kim & Mike" is:
Answer: creditors
◉ "My mind is made up; don't confuse me with the facts." refers to:
Answer: Invincible Ignorance
◉ In Psychologist Stanley Milgram's famous experiment in the
1950's the percentage of "the teachers" who continued to shock "the
learners": all the way through to the final 450-volt shock was:
Answer: 65%
◉ Who said "The ethical person should do more than he is required
to do, and less than he is allowed to do."?
Answer: Michael Josephson
◉ What are examples of Faulty Causation?
Answer: Post Hoc and Slippery Slope
