Question 1

Which of the following choices correctly describes the term anomie?

Accepted Answer

A)  This term describes how technology has caused people to mistrust each other. 
B)  This term is related to how technology has caused a rise in individualism. 
C)  This term focuses on how larger firms have been more effective at leveraging technology for their business needs. 
D)  This term relates to people's innate desire to engage with other people in their immediate lives. 
A)  This term describes how technology has caused people to mistrust each other. 
B)  This term is related to how technology has caused a rise in individualism. 
C)  This term focuses on how larger firms have been more effective at leveraging technology for their business needs. 
D)  This term relates to people's innate desire to engage with other people in their immediate lives.

Question 2

Which of the following choices most accurately describes Moore's law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moore's law describes a relationship between power and affordability. 
B)  Moore's law relates to companies achieving economies of scope. 
C)  Moore's law speaks to how people can use technology to get ahead in the workplace. 
D)  Moore's Law relates to the inverse relationship between computing power and benefit to firms and employees. 
A)  Moore's law describes a relationship between power and affordability. 
B)  Moore's law relates to companies achieving economies of scope. 
C)  Moore's law speaks to how people can use technology to get ahead in the workplace. 
D)  Moore's Law relates to the inverse relationship between computing power and benefit to firms and employees.

Question 3

Which one of the following choices best describes why technology has been positively associated with culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  People have been able to travel and experience other cultures. 
B)  Individuals now understand more about their workplace competitors in other countries. 
C)  All cultures have benefitted equally from technological advances. 
D)  Technology has eliminated all cultural misunderstandings, leading to smoother business interactions and dealings. 
A)  People have been able to travel and experience other cultures. 
B)  Individuals now understand more about their workplace competitors in other countries. 
C)  All cultures have benefitted equally from technological advances. 
D)  Technology has eliminated all cultural misunderstandings, leading to smoother business interactions and dealings.

Question 4

Which of the following choices correctly describes one of the problems of biased information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biased information will always cause individuals to make poor and incorrect decisions. 
B)  Biased information is used to extort individuals and make large sums of money. 
C)  Biased information is often manipulative and treats individuals as a means rather than an end. 
D)  Biased information typically causes people to look elsewhere for sources of information. 
A)  Biased information will always cause individuals to make poor and incorrect decisions. 
B)  Biased information is used to extort individuals and make large sums of money. 
C)  Biased information is often manipulative and treats individuals as a means rather than an end. 
D)  Biased information typically causes people to look elsewhere for sources of information.

Question 5

Which of the following statements correctly describes a problem with the idea of technological solutionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals are generally very skeptical about technology's use as a problem-solving tool. 
B)  Technological solutionism is flawed in the sense that it has created problems while helping with others. 
C)  The solutions that technology offers and proposes are typically prohibitively expensive. 
D)  Individuals who turn to technology to solve their problems are usually disappointed with the results. 
A)  Individuals are generally very skeptical about technology's use as a problem-solving tool. 
B)  Technological solutionism is flawed in the sense that it has created problems while helping with others. 
C)  The solutions that technology offers and proposes are typically prohibitively expensive. 
D)  Individuals who turn to technology to solve their problems are usually disappointed with the results.

Question 6

Which of the following choices describes a prudent approach and strategy to smartphone usage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals should set clear boundaries when it comes to smartphone usage. 
B)  Individuals should avoid using smartphones outside work and instead focus solely on interpersonal relationships with others. 
C)  Smartphones should be used frequently to ensure an individual is abreast of and up to date with all the latest information. 
D)  Individuals should encourage their friends and family members to form social networks online so that time spent using smartphones is as fulfilling as possible. 
A)  Individuals should set clear boundaries when it comes to smartphone usage. 
B)  Individuals should avoid using smartphones outside work and instead focus solely on interpersonal relationships with others. 
C)  Smartphones should be used frequently to ensure an individual is abreast of and up to date with all the latest information. 
D)  Individuals should encourage their friends and family members to form social networks online so that time spent using smartphones is as fulfilling as possible.

Question 7

An individual may choose to learn new skills in his or her free time

Accepted Answer

A)  because in so doing, it will help them to become indispensable to their employer, and less likely to be let go 
B)  because it may help them gain satisfaction in their personal life or be more competitive in their field 
C)  to ensure that they can always outperform their peers and friends in the workplace and personal lives, respectively 
D)  to try and remain the most popular in social group settings 
A)  because in so doing, it will help them to become indispensable to their employer, and less likely to be let go 
B)  because it may help them gain satisfaction in their personal life or be more competitive in their field 
C)  to ensure that they can always outperform their peers and friends in the workplace and personal lives, respectively 
D)  to try and remain the most popular in social group settings

Question 8

Which of the following choices is associated with a negative outcome of technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cost of technology continues to increase, pricing many poorer individuals out of the market. 
B)  The advent of technology has seen a huge increase in associated pollution around the globe. 
C)  Technology has enhanced the spread of factually incorrect information. 
D)  Technology is often misused by people because they do not understand how to use the technology properly. 
A)  The cost of technology continues to increase, pricing many poorer individuals out of the market. 
B)  The advent of technology has seen a huge increase in associated pollution around the globe. 
C)  Technology has enhanced the spread of factually incorrect information. 
D)  Technology is often misused by people because they do not understand how to use the technology properly.

Question 9

Modern technology can be associated with and attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  the Gutenberg printing press, which sparked the technological boom and Industrial Revolution 
B)  the Industrial Revolution in England, which contributed to an economic boom that spread throughout the world 
C)  the rise of steam power, which started in England and spread throughout the world and caused mass automation and decreases in wages and standards of living 
D)  a decrease in demand for the services of skilled laborers, which drove down wage rates 
A)  the Gutenberg printing press, which sparked the technological boom and Industrial Revolution 
B)  the Industrial Revolution in England, which contributed to an economic boom that spread throughout the world 
C)  the rise of steam power, which started in England and spread throughout the world and caused mass automation and decreases in wages and standards of living 
D)  a decrease in demand for the services of skilled laborers, which drove down wage rates

Question 10

Which of the following choices most accurately describes the idea of confirmation bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  Confirmation bias is a problem that tends to be experienced more in the developing world than the developed world. 
B)  Individuals may decide on what they believe is true and then only look to sources that confirm what they believe to be true. 
C)  Confirmation bias relates to the idea that individuals are typically open to conflicting points of view in order to help them make an unbiased decision. 
D)  Confirmation bias is caused when people blindly stick to one brand, such as Apple, when better products might exist on the market. 
A)  Confirmation bias is a problem that tends to be experienced more in the developing world than the developed world. 
B)  Individuals may decide on what they believe is true and then only look to sources that confirm what they believe to be true. 
C)  Confirmation bias relates to the idea that individuals are typically open to conflicting points of view in order to help them make an unbiased decision. 
D)  Confirmation bias is caused when people blindly stick to one brand, such as Apple, when better products might exist on the market.

Question 11

Which one of the following choices is the best description of technological tools such as smartphones?

Accepted Answer

A)  should be avoided wherever possible, due to their addictive nature 
B)  should be carefully regulated by individuals, who should educate themselves on the dangers of overuse 
C)  should be encouraged because it is important for individuals in societies to be as well informed as possible 
D)  should generally be restricted to individuals' personal lives only and should not be used in the workplace 
A)  should be avoided wherever possible, due to their addictive nature 
B)  should be carefully regulated by individuals, who should educate themselves on the dangers of overuse 
C)  should be encouraged because it is important for individuals in societies to be as well informed as possible 
D)  should generally be restricted to individuals' personal lives only and should not be used in the workplace

Question 12

Which one of the following choices best describes how humans can effectively leverage technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  to help solve some of the problems and challenges the world faces, such as poverty and hunger 
B)  to help increase their amount of free time, which can then be used to create better technologies 
C)  by ensuring that access to the latest technologies is limited to certain people in certain classes 
D)  by mankind determining how to eliminate all negative side effects of technology 
A)  to help solve some of the problems and challenges the world faces, such as poverty and hunger 
B)  to help increase their amount of free time, which can then be used to create better technologies 
C)  by ensuring that access to the latest technologies is limited to certain people in certain classes 
D)  by mankind determining how to eliminate all negative side effects of technology

Question 13

One of the benefits of a more efficient life is best described by which one of the following choices?

Accepted Answer

A)  An individual can focus on learning new skill sets that can benefit them personally and professionally. 
B)  An individual may spend more time socializing with coworkers in the workplace. 
C)  An individual may apply for more jobs and make more money. 
D)  An individual has more time to focus on their career and pursuit of material interests. 
A)  An individual can focus on learning new skill sets that can benefit them personally and professionally. 
B)  An individual may spend more time socializing with coworkers in the workplace. 
C)  An individual may apply for more jobs and make more money. 
D)  An individual has more time to focus on their career and pursuit of material interests.

Question 14

Which of the following choices correctly describes the issue with the digital divide in the workplace?

Accepted Answer

A)  The digital divide has allowed poorer people to get promoted at work faster than wealthier people. 
B)  The digital divide has given more highly educated people access to better opportunities. 
C)  The digital divide has forced companies to be more transparent about their financial status and corporate responsibility programs. 
D)  The digital divide has depleted employment and growth opportunities for individuals living in rural areas. 
A)  The digital divide has allowed poorer people to get promoted at work faster than wealthier people. 
B)  The digital divide has given more highly educated people access to better opportunities. 
C)  The digital divide has forced companies to be more transparent about their financial status and corporate responsibility programs. 
D)  The digital divide has depleted employment and growth opportunities for individuals living in rural areas.

Question 15

Which of the following correctly describes a potentially negative outcome of technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technology may be used malevolently to take advantage of other individuals. 
B)  As technology becomes cheaper and more accessible, individuals will find ways to block others' access. 
C)  Technology may not be able to solve world problems quickly enough to really be effective. 
D)  Technology has really substantially benefitted only poorer people in developing countries. 
A)  Technology may be used malevolently to take advantage of other individuals. 
B)  As technology becomes cheaper and more accessible, individuals will find ways to block others' access. 
C)  Technology may not be able to solve world problems quickly enough to really be effective. 
D)  Technology has really substantially benefitted only poorer people in developing countries.

Which of the following choices correctly describes the term anomie?

Which of the following choices most accurately describes Moore's law?

Which one of the following choices best describes why technology has been positively associated with culture?

Which of the following choices correctly describes one of the problems of biased information?

Which of the following statements correctly describes a problem with the idea of technological solutionism?

Which of the following choices describes a prudent approach and strategy to smartphone usage?

An individual may choose to learn new skills in his or her free time

Which of the following choices is associated with a negative outcome of technology?

Modern technology can be associated with and attributed to

Which of the following choices most accurately describes the idea of confirmation bias?

Which one of the following choices is the best description of technological tools such as smartphones?

Which one of the following choices best describes how humans can effectively leverage technology?

One of the benefits of a more efficient life is best described by which one of the following choices?

Which of the following choices correctly describes the issue with the digital divide in the workplace?

Which of the following correctly describes a potentially negative outcome of technology?

Introduction: Why Study Business Ethics

Theories of Morality and Business Ethics

Living a Great Life: Perma, Mission, and Ethical Decision Making

Corporate Organization and the Role of Stakeholders

Ethics and Compliance in the Corporation

Culture Matters

Ethics in a Global Society and Economy

Power and Its Uses

Conflict of Interest

Bribery and Corruption

Integrity and Mercy

Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship

Ethics and a Market Economy

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Exam 13: Ethics and Technology: Issues for the Twenty-First Century

Which of the following choices correctly describes the term anomie?

Which of the following choices most accurately describes Moore's law?

Which one of the following choices best describes why technology has been positively associated with culture?

Which of the following choices correctly describes one of the problems of biased information?

Which of the following statements correctly describes a problem with the idea of technological solutionism?

Which of the following choices describes a prudent approach and strategy to smartphone usage?

An individual may choose to learn new skills in his or her free time

Which of the following choices is associated with a negative outcome of technology?

Modern technology can be associated with and attributed to

Which of the following choices most accurately describes the idea of confirmation bias?

Which one of the following choices is the best description of technological tools such as smartphones?

Which one of the following choices best describes how humans can effectively leverage technology?

One of the benefits of a more efficient life is best described by which one of the following choices?

Which of the following choices correctly describes the issue with the digital divide in the workplace?

Which of the following correctly describes a potentially negative outcome of technology?

Introduction: Why Study Business Ethics

Theories of Morality and Business Ethics

Living a Great Life: Perma, Mission, and Ethical Decision Making

Corporate Organization and the Role of Stakeholders

Ethics and Compliance in the Corporation

Culture Matters

Ethics in a Global Society and Economy

Power and Its Uses

Conflict of Interest

Bribery and Corruption

Integrity and Mercy

Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship

Ethics and a Market Economy

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