The total ecological community of both living and nonliving things is called a: Select one: a. biosphere. b. ecosystem. c. interdependent community. d. commons.Business' traditional attitude toward the environment has contributed to the problem of degradation of natural resources. It is the tendency to view the natural world as: Select one: a. a free and unlimited good. b. the responsibility of government c. the price that a highly industrialized socie , ways to progress. d. a cost that shoul "Le shared globally.The government agency responsible for regulating product safety was established pursuant to: Select one: O a. the Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972. O b. a New York Court of Appeals decision. O c. the Supreme Court decision. O d. the Center for Disease Control (CDC) report.The doctrine that the law may justifiably be used to restrict the freedom of individuals for their own good is called: Select one: O a. legal paternalism. O b. freedom of choice. O c. consumer safety. O d. the privity doctrine.With regard to establishing product safety rules and resolving disputes, businesses generally prefe Select one: a. an arbitration panel comprised of consumers and manufacturers. b. to appeal to the Food and Drug Administration as the final arbiter for disputes. O c. self-regulation and voluntary safety standards. O d. to take cases to civil court because they have a better chance of winning than consumers do.general responsibility of business to ensure that their products live up to claims made about them is derived from: t one: a. their self-interested concern for preserving their reputations. b. consumers' basic right to get what they paid for. c. the complexity of their products and the need to protect consumers. d. the specific promises made on the product packaging.From an ethical point of view, prices in the marketplace should be: Select one: O a. set according to what the market will bear. O b. just and fair. c. should be based strictly on the laws of supply and demand. O d. limited to a reasonable percentage over cost of production as determined by the industry.In evaluating behavior for the purpose of determining whether sexual harassment has taken place, the courts have the difficult task of determining whether the behavior in question is objectionable or offensive. In doing so they use: Select one: O a. the reasonable person standard. b. the industry standard. O c. arbitration. O d. Stare decisiAs far as legal remedies are concerned, a person injured by a defective product: Select one: a. has little or no recourse. b. can sue the manufacturer of that product. O c. can only return the product for full refund. O d. is limited to filing a complaint with the local Department of Consumer Affairs.Most employers are prohibited from using lie detectors in pre-employment testing under the: Select one: a. Employee Rights Act. O b. Civil Rights Act. O c. Fourth Amendment. O d. Employee Polygraph Protection Act.The 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) transferred prime responsibility for regulating working conditions from the state Select one: O a. the federal government O b. the employer. c. local ordinances. O d. employees (self-regulation).Part of the definition of sexual harassment includes quid pro quo threats as well as unwelcome advances that have the purpose or effect Select one: a. embarrassing the employee. b. making the employee respond in kind. c. substantially interfering with an individual's work performance. d. preventing the employee from communicating with management.Happiness and job satisfaction have been found to be strong predictors of: Select one: O a. productivity. O b. wealth. c. longevity. O d. stress levels.The requirement that large firms provide at least unpaid maternity leave: Select one: a. is unfair to men because they are not eligible for such leave. O b. respects the right of women to compete equally with men. c. is an attempt to prevent women from filing lawsuits against their employers d. increase the cost of products for the consumer