Research has found that people are more likely to be ethically aware, to recognize the ethical nature of
an issue or decision, if all of these things happen - - if they believe that their peers will consider it to be
ethically problematic.
- if ethical language is used to present the situation to the decision maker.
- if the decision is seen as having the potential to produce serious harm to others.
A person's emphasis on ethical principles being dependent on the situation rather than being applicable
to all situations refers to which of these? - Relativism
According to cognitive moral development theory, individuals move to a higher reasoning stage: - When
there is a contradiction between his or her current moral reasoning stage and the next higher one
The cognitive moral development theory - - focuses primarily on how people decide what course of
action is morally right.
- is an individual difference that impacts the way people think about an ethical dilemma.
- Individuals can comprehend and use all stages of reasoning below their own
At what stage of Kohlberg's Cognitive Moral Development Model, what is right is judged in terms of a
"you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" reciprocal relationship? - Stage 2
At which stage of Kohlberg's Cognitive Moral Development Model, the emphasis is still on rules and laws
because these represent the recognized social contract, but this stage thinker is willing to question the
law and to consider changing the law for socially useful purposes? - Stage 5
Most adults are at the ____________ level of cognitive moral development and their action is
____________. - Conventional; based on what others think, say, and do
Moral reasoning - - can be increased through training.
- A more-principled individual is less likely to cheat.
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