QUESTION 1

Kathy, your best friend and class mate, asks you to help her with a challenging ethical predicament. Which of the following would be your first step in the decision making process?

		Identifying the ethical issue
		Considering the available alternatives
		Determining the facts of the situation
		Making the decision

1 points

QUESTION 2

Which of the following is true of moral imagination?

		It occurs when decision makers fail to notice gradual variations over time.
		It refers to the shortsightedness about values.
		It distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from good people who do not.
		It results from focusing failures.

1 points

QUESTION 3

Which of the following is the final step in the ethical decision-making process?

		Identifying the ethical issues involved
		Monitoring and learning from outcomes
		Considering how a decision affects stakeholders
		Identifying key stakeholders

1 points

QUESTION 4

In the ethical decision-making process, creativity in identifying options is also known as ____.

		moral imagination
		descriptive imagination
		intentional deliberation
		normative imagination

1 points

QUESTION 5

The first step in making decisions that are ethically responsible is to:

		determine the facts.
		consider the available alternatives.
		monitor and learn from the outcomes.
		identify and consider the impact of the decision on stakeholders.

1 points

QUESTION 6

Which of the following is true of change blindness?

		It occurs when decision makers fail to notice gradual variations over time.
		It refers to the shortsightedness about values.
		It distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from good people who do not.
		It results from focusing failures.

1 points

QUESTION 7

Focusing failures result in moments where we ask ourselves, "How could I have missed that?" According to Bazerman and Chugh, this phenomenon is known as:

		change blindness.
		descriptive ignorance.
		inattentional blindness.
		normative myopia.

1 points

QUESTION 8

Which of the following terms refers to shortsightedness about values?

		Inattentional blindness
		Normative myopia
		Change blindness
		Descriptive ignorance

1 points

QUESTION 9

_____ is one element that distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from good people who do not.

		Normative myopia
		Inattentional blindness
		Change blindness
		Moral imagination

1 points

QUESTION 10

According to Bazerman and Chugh, inattentional blindness results from ____.

		ignorance
		passivity
		thoughtlessness
		focusing failures

1 points

QUESTION 11

Which of the following cognitive barriers, when used, might appear to relieve us of accountability for the decision, even if it may not be the best possible decision?

		Moral imagination
		Considering unlimited alternatives
		Satisfying the maximum decision criteria
		Using a simple decision rule

1 points

QUESTION 12

Which step in the ethical decision-making process occurs once you have considered how a decision affects stakeholders by comparing and weighing the alternatives?

		Identifying the ethical issues involved
		Monitoring and learning from outcomes
		Making a decision
		Identifying key stakeholders

1 points

QUESTION 13

In the ethical decision-making process, identify the steps that might arise in reverse order, depending on the circumstances.

		Identifying the ethical issues; considering the impact of the decision on stakeholders
		Determining the facts; identifying the impact of the decision on stakeholders
		Identifying the impact of the decision on stakeholders; considering the available alternatives
		Determining the facts; identifying the ethical issues

1 points

QUESTION 14

Which of the following is an example of a social role?

		Student-body president
		Manager
		Neighbor
		Accountant

1 points

QUESTION 15

In the ethical decision-making process, identify the step that involves predicting the likely, foreseeable, and the possible consequences to all the relevant stakeholders.

		Comparing and weighing the alternatives
		Making the decision
		Identifying the ethical issues
		Monitoring and learning from the outcomes

1 points

QUESTION 16

According to Socrates, which of the following aspects leads to an unexamined life not worth living?

		Bounded ethicality
		Passivity
		Cultural myopia
		Satisficing

1 points

QUESTION 17

Identify the barrier where individuals or groups select the option that meets the minimum decision criteria, the one that people can live with, even if it might not be the best.

		Considering simplified decision rules
		Satisficing
		Optimizing
		Selecting easy decisions

1 points

QUESTION 18

The inability to recognize ethical issues is known as ____.

		inattentional blindness
		normative myopia
		change blindness
		descriptive ignorance

1 points

QUESTION 19

"A critical element of this step in the ethical decision-making process will be the consideration of ways to mitigate, minimize, or compensate for any possible harmful consequences or to increase and promote beneficial consequences." Which step is this?

		Monitoring the outcomes
		Considering available alternatives
		Identifying the ethical issues
		Comparing and weighing alternatives

1 points

QUESTION 20

The Arthur Andersen auditors did not notice how low Enron had fallen in terms of its unethical decisions over a period of time. According to Bazerman and Chugh, this omission is an example of ____.

		inattentional blindness
		descriptive ignorance
		change blindness
		normative myopia

1 points

QUESTION 21

Normative myopia occurs only in business.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 22

A person who acts in a way that is based upon a careful consideration of the facts has acted in a more ethically responsible way than a person who acts without deliberation.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 23

In the ethical decision-making process, the issue identification step always follows the fact gathering step.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 24

A critical element of comparing and weighing the alternatives is the consideration of ways to mitigate, minimize, or compensate for any possible harmful consequences.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 25

Inattentional blindness is the inability to recognize ethical issues.

True

False