C206 wgu ethics (100% correct answers)

Consequentialist correct answers Focus on consequences Deontological correct answers Focus on duties, obligations, principles - doing whats right consistent with these principles Prescriptive approach correct answers Philosophical theories to help you decide how you should make decisions Descriptive approach correct answers Psychological - how people actually make decisions Consequentialist correct answers Maximize benefits and minimize harm to society Golden Rule correct answers Treat others the way you want to be treated Kants Categorical Imperative correct answers What kind of world would it be if everyone behaved this way? Would i want to live in that world? Its ok to violate rules if for good reason. Rawl's Veil of Ignorance correct answers Deciding whats fair. What would decision be if status or identity unknown? Virtue Ethics correct answers Focus on integrity of moral actor rather than the act. Considers character, motivations, intentions Virtue Ethics correct answers What would community think if this were disclosed? What do I want my reputation to be? Disclosure Rule correct answers How would you feel if your behavior appeared on X? Aka NY times test Idealism correct answers Persons concern for welfare of others; critical of unethical behavior Relativism correct answers Persons emphasis on ethical principles being dependent on situation; may rationalize unethical behavior Three stages of cognitive moral development correct answers Preconventional (obedience, punishment, whats in it for me); Conventional (conformity, expectations of others, laws); Post conventional (ethical principles of justice and rights) Locus of control correct answers Perception of how much control one has over life events High internal LOC (outcomes of own efforts), Low Internal LOC (fate, luck, or powerful others) Machiavellianism correct answers Self interest, opportunistic, deceptive, manipulative, associated with unethical actions, "end justifies the mean"