Week 3 Notes

Question 1

When it comes to ethical blindness, _______ can be stronger than reason.

Answer 1

context

Question 2

When it comes to ethical blindness, actors might get trapped in a very ______ perception of _______.

Answer 2

narrow

reality

Question 3

When it comes to ethical blindness, what looks _________ from outside a context might look completely ________ from inside the context.

Answer 3

irrational

rational

Question 4

When it comes to ethical blindness, _____ is a key driving force of such irrational behavior.

Answer 4

fear

Question 5

When it comes to ethical blindness, modern organizations sometimes look very similar to the kingdom in the fairy tale “_____ ________ _____ _______”

Answer 5

“The Emperor’s New Clothes”

Question 6

When it comes to _______ __________, fear is a key driving force of such irrational behavior.

Answer 6

ethical blindness

Question 7

When it comes to _______ ____________, modern organizations sometimes look very similar to the kingdom in the fairy tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”

Answer 7

ethical blindness

Question 8

When it comes to _______ ____________, modern organizations sometimes look very similar to the kingdom in the fairy tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”

Answer 8

ethical blindness

Question 9

True or False: Ethical blindness is always conscious.

Answer 9

False; In some situations, people seem to behave unethically without being aware of it.

Question 10

We call the decision maker’s temporary inability to see the ethical dimension of a decision at stake, ________ ___________.

Answer 10

ethical blindness

Question 11

We call the decision maker’s temporary inability to see the ethical dimension of a decision at stake, ________ ___________.

Answer 11

ethical blindness

Question 12

List the 3 key aspects of ethical blindness.

Answer 12

1) When ethically blind, actors deviate from their own values and principles.
2) Ethical blindness is context-bound and thus a temporary state.
3) Ethical blindness is unconscious.

Question 13

List the 3 key aspects of ethical blindness.

Answer 13

1) When ethically blind, actors deviate from their own values and principles.
2) Ethical blindness is context-bound and thus a temporary state.
3) Ethical blindness is unconscious.

Question 14

What we see is our __________ _______. Social scientists, have established the term, cognitive frames, to refer to this process.

Answer 14

constructed reality

Question 15

What we see is our constructed reality. Social scientists, have established the term, __________ _______, to refer to this process.

Answer 15

cognitive frames

Question 16

_______, are mental structures, that we use to construct reality.

Answer 16

Frames

Question 17

______ focus our intention. They limit our perspective. They filter what we see, and what we do not see.

Answer 17

Frames

Question 18

Frames have ______ _____. Some information, does not pass through our frame.

Answer 18

blind spots

Question 19

If this is the case, there’s a risk, of a too narrow ________ of reality.

Answer 19

framing

Question 20

What is the difference between ethics and moral?

Answer 20

Ethics- refers to rules provided externally

Morals- an individuals own principles regarding right and wrong

Question 21

What is the difference between ethics and rights?

Answer 21

Ethics- refers to rules provided externally

Rights- legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement

Question 22

What is the difference between morals and rights?

Answer 22

Morals- an individuals own principles regarding right and wrong
Rights- legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement