Objectives: Ethical Principles in Decision Making

The role of ethical principles in decision making is to:

• Guide individuals to make morally sound choices

• Ensure decisions are always profitable

• Eliminate the need for personal judgment

• Guarantee legal compliance in all cases

Ethical principles that aid in making wise choices and ethical decisions include:

• Honesty, fairness, respect, and responsibility

• Selfishness, dishonesty, and bias

• Ignoring consequences and acting impulsively

• Prioritizing personal gain over others

Values are best defined as:

• Principles or standards of behavior that guide how people act

• Physical objects that people own

• Mathematical calculations used in statistics

• Rules set by the government

Which of the following influences a person’s value?

• Family background

• Favorite color

• Height

• Shoe size

Fill in the blank: Ethics are the basic ________ that govern behavior.

• principles

• rules

• opinions

• laws

Which of the following best describes what ethics help you do?

• Make money

• Choose right from wrong

• Become popular

• Travel the world

TRUSTWORTHINESS is defined as being reliable and honest. Which of the following is an example demonstrating trustworthiness?

• Keeping a promise to a friend even when it is difficult

• Lying to avoid getting into trouble

• Breaking a promise for personal gain

• Ignoring someone's request for help

RESPECT is defined as treating others with consideration and valuing their feelings. Which of the following is an example of respect?

• Listening carefully when someone else is speaking.

• Interrupting others while they talk.

• Ignoring someone's opinion.

• Making fun of someone's ideas.

RESPONSIBILITY is defined as being accountable for one's actions. Which of the following is an example demonstrating responsibility?

• Completing your homework on time without being reminded

• Blaming others for your mistakes

• Ignoring your chores at home

• Arriving late to school every day

FAIRNESS is defined as treating people equally and without bias. Which of the following is an example demonstrating fairness?

• Giving everyone in a group the same opportunity to speak.

• Letting only your friends play in a game.

• Allowing one person to have more turns than others.

• Ignoring the rules for some people.