Deck 2: Ethics and Communication

Question 1

The legal department is required to serve as an early warning system, on the lookout for danger signs.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which professional communicator called himself a "public relations counselor"?

A) Aristotle
B) Edward Bernays
C) Ivy Lee
D) Charles Fombrun

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What is it called when a professional communicator receives payment from an entity whose interest may be opposed to the communicator's employer or client?

A) Conflict of interest
B) Confidentiality
C) Embargo

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What department is seen as the conscience of a company?

A) Human Resources Department
B) Legal Department
C) Corporate Communication Department
D) Finance Department

Question 5

Ethical communication promotes statements that are:

A) truthful.
B) misleading.
C) beneficial.
D) favorable.

Question 6

Ethics consists of the behaviors that are _____ practiced by an individual and, collectively by a group of individuals.

Question 7

What is a reason groups develop formal ethical rules?