Quiz 2 (Class 5)

Question 1

metacognition

Answer 1

the ability to be aware of your thinking processes

Question 2

two key components of metacognition

Answer 2

mindfulness,
tracking your thoughts

Question 3

ethical fading is what?

Answer 3

a form of self-deception

Question 4

ethical fading

Answer 4

process by which the moral colors of an ethical decision fade into bleached hues that are void of moral implications

Question 5

blind spots

Answer 5

biases in our thought processes that make illusions about our ethicality possible

Question 6

what is the pattern of blind spots?

Answer 6

prediction, action, reflection

Question 7

when do blind spots impact the decision-making process?

Answer 7

before, during, and after a moral decision

Question 8

at what point in the decision making process does ethical fading occur?

Answer 8

decision time

Question 9

what causes blind spots?

Answer 9

visceral responses- survival instinct

Question 10

“everyone is doing it”

Answer 10

ethical spinning

Question 11

“im just doing my job”

Answer 11

role of hierarchies in business

Question 12

shifting ethical standards

Answer 12

happens incrementally, slippery slope

Question 13

why do good people make unethical choices?

Answer 13

motivated reasoning

Question 14

motivated reasoning

Answer 14

when we use reasoning to justify the conclusion we prefer

Question 15

how to manage motivated reasoning?

Answer 15

making decisions public, bringing others into your decision making processes

Question 16

when does motivated reasoning run wild?

Answer 16

when rules are fuzzy or vague

Question 17

how to avoid the better than average effect

Answer 17

look up (and find moral role models)
look outside (yourself for help and moral accountability)
look ahead (and plan for moral dangers)

Question 18

beter than average effect

Answer 18

we see ourselves as better than average for most positive traits