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?

Accepted Answer

A)   Identifying the ethical issue
B)   Considering the available alternatives
C)   Determining the facts of the situation
D)   Making the decision

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Identifying the ethical issues involved
B)   Monitoring and learning from outcomes
C)   Considering how a decision affects stakeholders
D)   Identifying key stakeholders

Question 3

Stakeholders include only those groups and/or individuals within an organization affected by an internal decision,policy or operation of a firm or individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Inattentional blindness is the inability to recognize ethical issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The first step in the ethical decision-making process,when an individual is not presented with an issue from the start,is ____.

Accepted Answer

determining the facts
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Question 6

Which of the following terms refers to shortsightedness about values?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inattentional blindness
B)   Normative myopia
C)   Change blindness
D)   Descriptive ignorance

Question 7

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 ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   inattentional blindness
B)   descriptive ignorance
C)   change blindness
D)   normative myopia

Question 8

Which of the following explains the term "satisficing?"

Accepted Answer

A)   Striving to select only the best alternative
B)   Following simplified decision rules
C)   Selecting the alternative simply because it is the easy way out
D)   Selecting the alternative that meets minimum decision criteria

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Identifying the ethical issues involved
B)   Monitoring and learning from outcomes
C)   Making a decision
D)   Identifying key stakeholders

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Consequences or justifications are the only means for comparing alternatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the ethical decision-making process,once we have examined the facts,identified the ethical issues involved,and identified the stakeholders,we need to next ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   make the decision
B)   consider the available alternatives
C)   consider how a decision affects stakeholders
D)   identify stakeholders

Question 13

The best environment for high quality ethical decision making involves "thin air thinking."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Normative myopia occurs only in business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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:

Accepted Answer

A)   change blindness.
B)   descriptive ignorance.
C)   inattentional blindness.
D)   normative myopia.

Question 16

Which of the following is true of normative myopia?

Accepted Answer

A)   It occurs when decision makers fail to notice gradual changes over time.
B)   It refers to the shortsightedness about values.
C)   It occurs only in business.
D)   It results from only from focusing failures.

Question 17

Identify the means for comparing and weighing alternatives.

Accepted Answer

Consequences,justifications,matters of p...

Question 18

Which of the following is a cognitive barrier to responsible,ethical decision-making?

Accepted Answer

A)   Choosing the alternative that meets maximum decision criteria
B)   Considering unlimited alternatives
C)   Following simplified decision rules
D)   Selecting only the best option

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Identifying the ethical issues; considering the impact of the decision on stakeholders
B)   Determining the facts; identifying the impact of the decision on stakeholders
C)   Identifying the impact of the decision on stakeholders; considering the available alternatives
D)   Determining the facts; identifying the ethical issues

Question 20

When does issue identification become the first step in the ethical decision-making process?

Accepted Answer

A)   When you are not accountable for the decision
B)   When you are solely responsible for a decision
C)   When you are presented with an issue from the start
D)   Under all circumstances

Exam 2: Ethical Decision Making: Personal and Professional Contexts

The first step in the ethical decision-making process,when an individual is not presented with an issue from the start,is ____.

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

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Consequences or justifications are the only means for comparing alternatives.

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Inattentional blindness is the inability to recognize ethical issues.

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Which of the following is true of normative myopia?

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

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When does issue identification become the first step in the ethical decision-making process?

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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?

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Stakeholders include only those groups and/or individuals within an organization affected by an internal decision,policy or operation of a firm or individual.

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Which of the following is a cognitive barrier to responsible,ethical decision-making?

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In the ethical decision-making process,once we have examined the facts,identified the ethical issues involved,and identified the stakeholders,we need to next ____.

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Normative myopia occurs only in business.

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Which of the following terms refers to shortsightedness about values?

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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 ____.

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Identify the means for comparing and weighing alternatives.

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Which of the following explains the term "satisficing?"

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

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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:

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

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The best environment for high quality ethical decision making involves "thin air thinking."

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