Question 1

In the ethical decision-making process, creativity in identifying options is also known as ____.

Accepted Answer

Creativity in identifying options-also called "moral imagination"-is one element that distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from good people who do not.

Question 2

Which omission occurs when decision makers fail to notice gradual variations over time?

Accepted Answer

Bazerman and Chugh identify a third means by which ethical issues might go unnoticed: change blindness. This omission occurs when decision makers fail to notice gradual changes over time and they offer the example of the Arthur Andersen auditors who did not notice how low Enron had fallen in terms of its unethical decisions.

Question 3

According to Bazerman and Chugh, inattentional blindness results from ____.

Accepted Answer

Bazerman and Chugh warn of inattentional blindness, which they suggest results from focusing failures.

Question 4

Speaking on a cell phone while driving, and as a result, missing a highway turn-off by mistake is an example of ____.

Accepted Answer

Bazerman and Chugh warn of inattentional blindness, which they suggest results from focusing failures. These focusing failures then result in a moment where we ask ourselves, "How could I have missed that?" You may recall speaking on a cell phone while driving and perhaps missing a highway turn-off by mistake.

Question 5

In the ethical decision-making process, once one examines the facts and identifies the ethical issues involved, one should next ____.

Accepted Answer

The third step involved in ethical decision making involves one of its more critical elements. We are asked to identify and to consider all of the people affected by a decision, the people often called stakeholders.

Question 6

Which of the following terms refers to shortsightedness about values?

Accepted Answer

Some writers have called the inability to recognize ethical issues normative myopia, or shortsightedness about values.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of normative myopia?

Accepted Answer

Some writers have called the inability to recognize ethical issues normative myopia, or shortsightedness about values.

Question 8

The inability to recognize ethical issues is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

Some writers have called the inability to recognize ethical issues normative myopia, or shortsightedness about values.

Question 9

The Arthur Andersen auditors did not notice how low Enron had fallen in terms of its unethical decisions over a period of time. According to Bazerman and Chugh, this omission is an example of ____.

Accepted Answer

Bazerman and Chugh identify a third means by which ethical issues might go unnoticed: change blindness. This omission occurs when decision makers fail to notice gradual changes over time and they offer the example of the Arthur Andersen auditors who did not notice how low Enron had fallen in terms of its unethical decisions.

Question 10

Which of the following is true of change blindness?

Accepted Answer

Bazerman and Chugh identify a third means by which ethical issues might go unnoticed: change blindness. This omission occurs when decision makers fail to notice gradual changes over time.

Question 11

If we are told specifically to pay attention to a particular element of a decision or event, we are likely to miss all of the surrounding details, no matter how obvious. According to Bazerman and Chugh, this phenomenon is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

Bazerman and Chugh warn of inattentional blindness, which they suggest results from focusing failures. If we happen to focus-or if we are told specifically to pay attention to a particular element of a decision or event-we are likely to miss all of the surrounding details, no matter how obvious.

Question 12

_____ is one element that distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from good people who do not.

Accepted Answer

Once we have examined the facts, identified the ethical issues involved, and identified the stakeholders, we need to consider the available alternatives. Creativity in identifying options-also called "moral imagination"-is one element that distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from good people who do not.

Question 13

In the ethical decision-making process, once we have examined the facts, identified the ethical issues involved, and identified the stakeholders, we need to next ____.

Accepted Answer

Once we have examined the facts, identified the ethical issues involved, and identified the stakeholders, we need to consider the available alternatives.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of moral imagination?

Accepted Answer

Once we have examined the facts, identified the ethical issues involved, and identified the stakeholders, we need to consider the available alternatives. Creativity in identifying options-also called "moral imagination"-is one element that distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from good people who do not.

Question 15

Which of the following statements reflects the concept of normative myopia?

Accepted Answer

In business contexts, it can be easy to become so involved in the financial aspects of decisions that one loses sight of the ethical aspects. Some writers have called this inability to recognize ethical issues normative myopia, or shortsightedness about values.

Question 16

Jim resides in the vicinity of a steel manufacturing firm. Any changes in the pollution control or waste treatment policy of the firm indirectly affects Jim. In this sense, Jim is a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

"Stakeholders" include all of the groups and/or individuals affected by a decision, policy, or operation of a firm or individual.

Question 17

In an ethical decision-making process, moral imagination helps individuals make ethically responsible decisions. Identify the step in which moral imagination is critical.

Accepted Answer

Once we have examined the facts, identified the ethical issues involved, and identified the stakeholders, we need to consider the available alternatives. Creativity in identifying options-also called "moral imagination"-is one element that distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from good people who do not.

Question 18

Which of the following is true of inattentional blindness?

Accepted Answer

Bazerman and Chugh warn of inattentional blindness, which they suggest results from focusing failures.

Question 19

Focusing failures result in moments where we ask ourselves, "How could I have missed that?" According to Bazerman and Chugh, this phenomenon is known as:

Accepted Answer

Bazerman and Chugh warn of inattentional blindness, which they suggest results from focusing failures. These focusing failures then result in a moment where we ask ourselves, "How could I have missed that?"

Question 20

"_____" include all of the groups and/or individuals affected by a decision, policy, or operation of a firm or individual.

Accepted Answer

"Stakeholders" include all of the groups and/or individuals affected by a decision, policy, or operation of a firm or individual.

Quiz 2: Ethical Decision Making: Personal and Professional Contexts

In the ethical decision-making process, creativity in identifying options is also known as ____.

Which omission occurs when decision makers fail to notice gradual variations over time?

According to Bazerman and Chugh, inattentional blindness results from ____.

Speaking on a cell phone while driving, and as a result, missing a highway turn-off by mistake is an example of ____.

In the ethical decision-making process, once one examines the facts and identifies the ethical issues involved, one should next ____.

Which of the following terms refers to shortsightedness about values?

Which of the following is true of normative myopia?

The inability to recognize ethical issues is known as ____.

The Arthur Andersen auditors did not notice how low Enron had fallen in terms of its unethical decisions over a period of time. According to Bazerman and Chugh, this omission is an example of ____.

Which of the following is true of change blindness?

If we are told specifically to pay attention to a particular element of a decision or event, we are likely to miss all of the surrounding details, no matter how obvious. According to Bazerman and Chugh, this phenomenon is known as ____.

_____ is one element that distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from good people who do not.

In the ethical decision-making process, once we have examined the facts, identified the ethical issues involved, and identified the stakeholders, we need to next ____.

Which of the following is true of moral imagination?

Which of the following statements reflects the concept of normative myopia?

Jim resides in the vicinity of a steel manufacturing firm. Any changes in the pollution control or waste treatment policy of the firm indirectly affects Jim. In this sense, Jim is a(n) ____.

In an ethical decision-making process, moral imagination helps individuals make ethically responsible decisions. Identify the step in which moral imagination is critical.

Which of the following is true of inattentional blindness?

Focusing failures result in moments where we ask ourselves, "How could I have missed that?" According to Bazerman and Chugh, this phenomenon is known as:

"_____" include all of the groups and/or individuals affected by a decision, policy, or operation of a firm or individual.