Applied Ethical Issues Chapter 3

Question 1

What are the 4 components of ethical behavior?

Answer 1

Moral Sensitivity
Moral Judgement
Moral Motivation
Moral Character

Question 2

What are the 6 components of moral intensity?

Answer 2

Magnitude of Consequences
Social Consensus 
Probability of Effect
Temporal Immediacy 
Proximity 
Concentration of Effect

Question 3

What are 6 tips for enhancing your ethical sensitivity?

Answer 3

Engage in active listening and role playing
Pay attention to your feelings
Challenge mental models or schemas 
Adapt to situation
Be creative 
Crank up moral intensity

Question 4

What are the 3 parts of cognitive development?

Answer 4

Pre-conventional
Conventional
Post-conventional

Question 5

What are 3 destructive motivations?

Answer 5

Insecurities
Greed
Ego

Question 6

What are 2 examples of cognitive bias?

Answer 6

Forgiving our unethical behavior

Overlooking others unethical behavior

Question 7

Moral potency

Answer 7

Sense of responsibility for personal ethical behaviors and the actions of colleagues

Question 8

What are 7 assumptions that equip us to act on our ethical choices?

Answer 8

Certain values are widely shared
Acknowledge the power of choice
Treat values conflicts as normal
Define your personal and professional purpose
Play to your personal strengths
Find your unique voice
Anticipate reasons and rationalizations for unethical behavior

Question 9

What are the 4 steps of The Lonergan / Baird Method?

Answer 9

Be attentive
Be intelligent
Be reasonable
Be responsible

Question 10

What does the Be Attentive step mean in The Lonergan / Baird Method?

Answer 10

Consider what works

Question 11

What does the Be Intelligent step mean in The Lonergan / Baird Method?

Answer 11

Sort through the data

Question 12

What does the Be Reasonable step mean in The Lonergan / Baird Method?

Answer 12

Evaluate the options

Question 13

What does the Be Responsible step mean in The Lonergan / Baird Method?

Answer 13

Act with courage

Question 14

What are the 4 lenses (in order) of the Moral Compass?

Answer 14

Purpose
Principle
People
Power

Question 15

What does Lens 1 Purpose mean of the Moral Compass?

Answer 15

Will this action serve a worthwhile purpose?

Question 16

What does Lens 2 Principle mean of the Moral Compass?

Answer 16

Is this action consistent with relevant principles?

Question 17

What does Lens 3 People mean of the Moral Compass?

Answer 17

Does this action respect the legitimate claims of the people likely to be affected?

Question 18

What does Lens 4 Power mean of the Moral Compass?

Answer 18

Do we have the power to take this action?

Question 19

What are the 4 elements of the Foursquare Protocol?

Answer 19

1. Close the description of the situation
2. Gathering accumulated experience in similar situations
3. Recognize the significant distinctions between the current problem and past one
4. Situating yourself to decide

Question 20

What are the 5 “I”’s in The Five I Format?

Answer 20

Identify the problem 
Investigate the problem
Innovate by generating a variety of solutions
Isolate a solution
Implement the solution

Question 21

Pre-conventional Thinking

Answer 21

The earliest stage of thinking

Question 22

Conventional Thinking

Answer 22

Thinkers looking to others for guidance

Question 23

Post-Conventional Definition

Answer 23

Most advanced type of reasoning relying on universal values and principles