Exam 1: Morality, Ethics, and Human Behavior

The term ethics is referred as:

DACA, at its height, protected hundreds of thousands of juveniles from being deported .You are a police officer in a small town in Arizona. Your children attend the same school as kids who you suspect may be here illegally. They play on the same soccer team as your kids, and their parents look friendly, but they keep their distance from you. You're not sure if it's because they aren't fluent in English, if they're shy, or if they have something to hide and know you are a police officer. Your boss is getting pressure to locate and apprehend more illegal aliens. How will you decide what to do?

According to the text, the first step necessary to clarify any dilemma is to _________________.

According to the text, ethical issues involve broad social questions, often concerning the government's social control mechanisms and _____________.

While duties are what you are expected to do, ______________ are commendable but not required actions.

Larry's house has caught fire, and he is trapped inside. The neighbors called 911. Two firefighters and one of the neighbors (an accountant)entered the house in an attempt to save Larry. Another neighbor tore away the screening around Larry's porch so that his dog could run to safety. The neighbor who entered the burning house was performing a ________________.

The study and analysis of what constitutes good or bad conduct is called ____________.

Define and describe the difference between duties and supererogatories, and give examples of how the distinction between them might be different depending on one's job, one's identity, and one's position in society.

The idea of critical thinking is to be more cognizant of facts as opposed to concepts, assumptions.

Larry's house has caught fire, and he is trapped inside. The neighbors called 911. Two firefighters and one of the neighbors (an accountant)entered the house in an attempt to save Larry. Another neighbor tore away the screening around Larry's porch so that his dog could run to safety. The neighbor who tore away the screening hesitated at first because he was of the belief that it was wrong to destroy another's property. At the same time, he also was of the belief that he should attempt to rescue the dog. These conflicting beliefs constituted a(n)_______________.

According to the text, which of the following represents the first step in the process of ethical analysis?

Which of the following would not be considered a moral judgment?

An applied ethics approach presumes that individuals generally prefer to do what is right.

Which of the following statements about values is false?

____________ are broad social questions, often concerning the government's social control mechanisms and the impact on those governed.

Larry's house has caught fire, and he is trapped inside. The neighbors called 911. Two firefighters and one of the neighbors (an accountant)entered the house in an attempt to save Larry. Another neighbor tore away the screening around Larry's porch so that his dog could run to safety. The neighbor who entered the burning house was frightened but had always valued the concept of heroism. Now faced with the opportunity, he chose to act heroically. In this example, heroism is an example of a(n)________________.

Officer Smith is patrolling a city park at night. He comes across a man and woman kissing in a parked car, and tells them that it is not legal to be in the park after dark and that they need to move along. Later, he comes across two men in a parked car. Instead of telling them to move on, Officer Smith writes a citation for the driver. By allowing his personal views to result in unequal treatment of members of the public, Officer Smith is in violation of his ___________________.

Larry's house has caught fire, and he is trapped inside. The neighbors called 911. Two firefighters and one of the neighbors (an accountant)entered the house in an attempt to save Larry. Another neighbor tore away the screening around Larry's porch so that his dog could run to safety. As opposed to the neighbor, the firefighters who attempted to save Larry were performing a(n)___________________.

Ethical __________ are broad social questions, often concerning the government's social control mechanisms and the impact on those governed.

List and discuss the four branches of ethics presented in the text.