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Worsham Ethics Q1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ethics | brand of phil. dealing with values relating to human conduct |
| the legal def. of ethics | addresses rightness and wrongness of actions and goodness or badness of motive |
| philosophy | set of ideas, values & oppinions of individuals or groups |
| values | beliefs held in high esteem |
| moral rules | have to do with right and wrong |
| rules of prudence | self interest |
| what are some sources of rules | OSHA, State Dept, IRS, FTC, NFDA |
| what is the base for Freud's formation of personality | id |
| what is the middle of Freud's formation of personality | ego |
| what is the top of Freud's formation of personality | superego |
| what are the traits of the id | selfish part of oneself, primal urges such as aggresion, sex, self-serving, self-centered, immediate gradification |
| what are the traits of the ego | modifies, softens, controls id by acting as a buffer |
| what are the traits of the superego | provides a picture in mind of what is right, values, etc. consideration of others |
| what concept did Jean Pioget come up with | operatinal thought and developmental stages |
| how many stages does Pioget have | four |
| Pioget's stage 1, give a brief description | sensorimoter, no judgement acting as senses dictate |
| Pioget's stage 2, brief description | pre-operation, use of tools from age 2 and up |
| Pioget's stage 3, brief description | concrete operational, catagorizing/multiple meaning, age 7 and up |
| Pioget's state 4, brief description | formal operational abstract thinking/ critical thinking, intensions become important age 12 and up. |
| at what age do children start to see that rules are not absolute and question if it is right or fair | 10 or 11 |
| conventional thought | convensions of social groups one lives in, consider what is good for society or social group |
| preconventional thought | all about me, exchange in value, reward and punishment |
| postconventional thought | what is good for the world |
| Kohlberg come up with ____ levels and ___ stages | 4, 6 |
| Kohlberg's level 0, description | pre moral, reactive |
| Kohlberg's level 1, description | preconventional thinking, only consider oneself |
| Kohlberg's stage 1 | obediance & punishment |
| Kohlberg's stage 2 | individualism & exchange, do for others to get something in return |
| Kohlberg's level 2 | conventional morality |
| Kohlberg's stage 3 | good interpersonal relationships, more then simple deeds (love, trust, respect) |
| Kohlberg's stage 4 | maintain social order, start acknowledging community, obey law b/c it's the right thing to do |
| Kohlberg's level 3 | post-conventional, beyond conventions of society |
| Kohlberg's stage 5 | social contract and family rights |
| Kohlberg's stage 6 | universal principals |
| what are some examples of where codes of ethics come from | personal, professional, motives, society |
| theistic | principals in place/based on religion (God based) |
| nontheistic | principals that would be in place with or without God (not God based) |
| citizenship | rights and responsiblities that come from membership |
| golden rule | do onto others as you would have them do on to you |
| platinum rule | do onto others as they would have you do onto them |
| public disclusure test | before you do something stop and think "what would happen if .....was the head line" or if you can't tell someone what you are doing/gonna do, should it be done |
| universalization test | considers others. If everybody did what I'm going to do, would the world be a better place |
| whistle blower | an employee with inside knowledge of illegal or unethical goings on |
| no fear act | protects snitches. Identifies a whistle blower and protects them from retaliation |
| conventional morality | rules set forth by a social group |
| post conventional morality | 1-individual rights 2-good for the group |