PHIL 1404 UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is not an important step to include in an ethics training session? -
CORRECT ANSWER- c. presentation of a current ethical dilemma the company is facing
and allowing participants to determine the solution
Dilemmas often ar...
PHIL 1404 UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is not an important step to include in an ethics training session? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. presentation of a current ethical dilemma the company is facing
and allowing participants to determine the solution
Dilemmas often arise because people usually have a very short time to respond to an ethical
issue. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
Adam Smith promoted self-interest as the primary motivation for individual behavior. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
Power obtained by being a source of knowledge or skills is called _____________ power. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔e. expert
Adam Smith argued that "wealth of nations" resulted from which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. all of the above
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics concludes that ___________ "is the meaning and the purpose
of life, the whole aim and end of human existence." - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d.
happiness
Fraud typically occurs in which types of organizations? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. all of
the above
Adam Smith asserted that laborers must be tightly controlled to preserve economic growth. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False
Ethical ______________ is determining mentally to take some action that is believed to be
morally appropriate. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. intention
Smith argued that laborers benefit from capitalism because economic growth generates jobs
and more choice among occupations. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
,Which of the following are considered universal ethical principles? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔d. all of the above
People with less work experience tend to be better ethical decision makers, because they have
less to lose. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False
Which of the following is not cited as a reason people intentionally behave unethically? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔e. feeling pressure to do so by moral imperatives
________________________ are principles compelling people to action, found in all cultures
and major world religions. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. moral imperatives
A ____________ is a mental state that guides behaviors. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b.
belief
A concept employed by Walmart, among other organizations, involving recovering or
recycling packaging materials at a rate equivalent to the amount of packaging used by
products on the shelves is referred to as _____________, often measured by a "scorecard". -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. packaging neutral
Which of the following is not among the three most common forms of embezzlement: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a. taking money from a store where one shops regularly
Accounting fraud by public companies is particularly troubling for what reason(s)? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a. investors rely on auditors to convey truthful information
Even if an intention to act ethically is solidified, an individual still may not follow through on
the ethical intention and behave ethically. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
The relationship between corporate philanthropy and financial performance can be described
as: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. inverse U-shaped - up to a point, philanthropy and
performance increase together; at a certain point, the relationship levels off and then declines
, Aristotle professes that the path to individual and community happiness requires development
of all but which of the following factors: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔e. none of the above
An employee who observes ethical misconduct at work but does not discuss the matter with
the person engaged in the misconduct or with someone else in the organization with authority
is engaging in _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. employee silence
When organizations face tight budgets, ethics training should be eliminated to focus on more
immediate concerns, and then resumed when the organization is healthier. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔False
A quick insight independent of any reasoning process of right and wrong is known as: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. ethical intuition
The most essential moral value, ____________, is positively associated with employee
engagement and occurs when employees perceive fairness in decisions associated with
organizational policies, procedures and outcomes. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. justice
Ethical behavior models provide which of the following: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b.
frameworks for decision making based on rational principles
Individual characteristics that are associated with ethical beliefs, sensitivities, intentions and
behaviors include which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔more education
more work experience
religion
d. all of the above
According to the conventional level of moral reasoning, being "good" or "right" means to be
in accordance with societal rules. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
Unintended unethical behaviors can result from insufficient knowledge or situational
ambiguity. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
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