MGT 422 SEU How To Prevent Poor Ethical Decision Making Questions
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How to Prevent Poor Ethical Decision Making
4.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):
1. Can you think of times when you have used morally disengaged thinking? Discuss??
2. Relativism/Idealism Scale (Forsyth, 1980)
The statements below are about your general philosophies. Please circle the number that indicates how much you agree or disagree with each item, IN GENERAL. |
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1) A person should make certain that their actions never intentionally harm another even to a small degree. |
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2) Risks to another should never be tolerated, irrespective of how small the risk might be. |
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3) There are no ethical principles that are so important that they should be a part of any code of ethics. |
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4) What is thical6aries from one situation and society to another. |
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5) The existence of potential harm to others is always wrong, irrespective of the benefits to be gained. |
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6) Whether a lie is judged to be moral or immoral depends upon the circumstances surrounding the action. |
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7) Questions of what is ethical for everyone can never be resolved since what is moral or immoral is up to the individual. |
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8) If an action could harm an innocent other, then it should not be done. |
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9) Deciding whether or not to perform an act by balancing the positive consequences of the act against the negative consequences of the act is immoral. |
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10) Rigidly codifying an ethical position that prevents certain types of actions could stand in the way of better human relations and adjustment. |
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11) One should never psychologically or physically harm another person. |
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12) One should not perform an action which might threaten in any way the dignity and welfare of another individual. |
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13) No rule concerning lying can be formulated; whether a lie is permissible or not permissible totally depends on the situation. |
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14) Dignity and welfare of people should be the most important concern in any society. |
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15) Moral standards should be seen as individualistic; what one person considers to be moral may be judged to be immoral by another person. |
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16) Moral actions are those which closely match ideals of the most %rfect!ction. |
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17) If an action could harm an innocent other, then it should not be done. |
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18) Different types of moralities cannot be compared as to ©ghtness./p> |
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19) Moral standards are simply personal rules which indicate how a person should behave, and are not to be applied in making judgments of others. |
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20) Ethical considerations in interpersonal relations are so complex that individuals should be allowed to formulate their individual codes. |
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