Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
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At his
workplace, Tariq notices that many people leave early and take longer breaks than they were entitled
to. These are examples of _________. a. | production deviance | b. | property deviance | c. | political deviance | d. | personal aggression | | |
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Suzette
has been sexually harassed and verbally abused by her co-workers. This is an example of
__________. a. | production
deviance | b. | property
deviance | c. | political
deviance | d. | personal
aggression | | |
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Jacques
feels that an ethical decision taken by senior managers in his firm resulted in a great deal of
benefit to many underprivileged people in society. This is an example of __________. a. | social consensus | b. | probability of effect | c. | proximity of effect | d. | magnitude of consequences | | |
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Carlo
made a certain decision on the basis that there was little chance of anything bad happening to people
as a result. This reflects __________. a. | magnitude of consequences | b. | social consensus | c. | probability of effect | d. | temporal immediacy | | |
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Jane
does only what is permitted under law. In terms of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, she
is behaving at the __________ level. a. | preconventional | b. | conventional | c. | post-conventional | d. | legal contract | | |
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Zafir
believes that decisions made in his company should produce the greatest good for the greatest number
of people. This is an example of the principle of __________. a. | individual rights | b. | utilitarian benefits | c. | government requirements | d. | personal virtue | | |
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Karl is
a shareholder in Aquatics Unlimited. As such Karl is a __________ stakeholder. a. | primary | b. | secondary | c. | tertiary | d. | shareholder and not a stakeholder | | |
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Managers at Upscale Construction decide that their firm will help support a number of
youth athletic programs in their community. This is an example of __________
responsibilities. a. | economic | b. | legal | c. | ethical | d. | discretionary | | |
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Senior
managers at Fidel’s company are accused of shredding documents and otherwise attempting to
hinder an investigation by the provincial government. The social responsiveness strategy used here is
termed __________. a. | reactive | b. | defensive | c. | accommodative | d. | proactive | | |
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Executives at a large retail firm were legally required to run corrective advertising
after it was shown that the firm had made false claims about some of its products. The ads were run,
but the firm’s executives refuse to do any more than what the law required them to do in this
case. In terms of social responsiveness, this is an example of a __________
strategy. a. | reactive | b. | defensive | c. | accommodative | d. | proactive | | |
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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or
false.
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Leonardo’s behaviour conforms to his society’s accepted principles of right
and wrong. It is correct to state that his behaviour is ethical.
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Most
people in a particular society believe that stealing is bad. This is an example of the concentration
of effect.
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Pierre
feels that he should never do anything that is dishonest. He is operating on the principle of
utilitarian benefits.
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As part
of a job application, Greta wrote a test that measured psychological traits such as dependability.
She wrote an overt integrity test.
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Heather
notices that certain people in her firm engage in unethical activities and she reports these
activities to upper management. Heather is a whistle blower.
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