Chapter 1: Introduction to Ethics
| 1: Ethics is important in that it helps individuals how to be with and accepted ___________, principles, and values and how we live in harmony with the environment and one another. |
| Science |
| Philosophy |
| Boundaries |
| Mathematical probability |
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| 2: A form of ethics in which an individual's personal view of right and wrong, commonly based on personal life experiences, is often referred to as ________ ethics. |
| Philosophical |
| Macro |
| Definitive |
| Micro |
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| 3: We study ethics to aid us in making ________ judgments, good decisions, and right choices. |
| Fairly accurate |
| Sound |
| Personal |
| Dictatorial |
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| 4: ________ is the class of rules held by society to govern the conduct of its individual members. It implies the quality of being in accord with standards of right and good conduct. |
| Morality |
| Common law |
| Case law |
| Statutory law |
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| 5: A code of ________ generally prescribes standards, states principles expressing responsibilities, and defines the roles expressing duties of professionals to whom they apply |
| Personality |
| Theory |
| Conduct |
| Code |
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| 6: ________ dilemmas arise when values, rights, duties, and loyalties conflict, and, consequently, not everyone is satisfied with a particular decision. |
| Micro |
| Moral |
| Macro |
| Normative |
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| 7: ________ theories and principles introduce order in the way people think about life. They are the foundations of ethical analysis and provide guidance in the decision-making process. |
| Scientific |
| Applied |
| Relative |
| Ethical |
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| 8: Ethical ________ are universal rules of conduct, derived from ethical theories that provide a practical basis for what kinds of actions, intentions, and motives are valued. |
| Principles |
| Laws |
| Beneficence |
| Autonomy |
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| 9: The obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits and risks is referred to as ________. |
| Autonomy |
| Government spending |
| Justice |
| Injustice |
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| 10: ________ ethics focuses on the inherent character of a person rather than on the specific actions that he or she performs. |
| Theoretical |
| Virtue |
| Resilience |
| Situational |
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| 11: The relationship between abstract virtues (principles) and ________ (practice) is often difficult to grasp. |
| Autonomous decisions |
| Judicial decisions |
| Courage |
| Values |
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| 12: Values may change as needs change. This is often referred to as ________ ethics. |
| Justice |
| Situational |
| Beneficence |
| Noncontributory |
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| 13: What are the pillars that build one's moral strength? What sets each person apart? In the final analysis, it is one's virtues and values that build moral ________. |
| Compassion |
| Character |
| Fidelity |
| Honesty |
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| 14: "We can learn from ________ how past generations thought and acted, how they responded to the demands of their time and how they solved their problems." —Gerda Lerner |
| History |
| Commitment |
| Prophecy |
| Dilemma |
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| 15: In ethics, ________ requires each person to be objective, unbiased, dispassionate, impartial, and consistent with the principles of ethics. |
| Freedom |
| Hopefulness |
| Fairness |
| Tolerance |
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| 16: ________ serves a moral purpose by providing codes of conduct for appropriate behavior through revelations from a divine source. |
| Tolerance |
| Regression |
| History |
| Religion |
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