Exam 6: Ethical Decision Making and Behavior

Sarah wanted feedback and guidance from her peers on her ethical dilemma. Which level of ethical thinking is Sarah demonstrating?

______ is when leaders and followers have strong opinions about right or wrong but can't explain why they feel as they do.

According to the Lonergan/Baird method, Step 3 is to ______ and evaluate the options.

Sympathy and compassion are other-praising emotions.

Externally oriented people (externals) believe that life events are beyond their control and are the product of fate or luck instead.

Practicing intelligent disobedience is a four-step process. Briefly describe each step.

What is it called when someone feels sympathy after seeing a picture of a child in need or a shelter animal that needs a home or a hungry homeless person?

______ reasoning is the most advanced level of moral reasoning, according to Lawrence Kohlberg.

According to Mary Gentile from Giving Voice to Values, all of the following are examples of pillars that help us make ethical choices EXCEPT ______.

All of the following are psychological subprocesses according to James Rest, EXCEPT ______.

What is the first step for Rest's four-component model of ethical action?

Individuals with a/an ______ locus of control believe that they can determine what happens to them.

Ethical thinking activates both cognitive and ______ areas of the brain.

Deceiving ourselves into thinking we are acting morally when we are not is called ______.

Psychologists report that self-interest and ______ undermine moral motivation.

Those who use maintaining norms moral reasoning schema are concerned with following rules and laws and making sure that regulations apply to everyone.

Describe and briefly explain the four components of moral action.

One of the cons of the Lonergan/Baird method is that it is not widely used.

______ refers to making an ethical issue more visible or salient.

______ and ______ are other-suffering emotions.