MORAL DEVELOPMENT Ethics and Levels Quiz

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What is the definition of ethics according to the text?

Standards of right and wrong that influence behavior (correct)

A process of blaming one's unethical behavior on others

A process of comparing oneself to others who are worse

A process of misinterpreting immoral behavior in terms of a higher purpose

Which level of personal moral development involves living up to expectations of acceptable behavior?

Moral Justification

Post Conventional Behavior

Pre-Conventional

Conventional (correct)

Which moral disengagement process involves using 'cosmetic' words to make unethical behavior sound acceptable?

Attribution of blame

Euphemistic labeling (correct)

Moral Justification

Displacement of responsibility

What is the primary driver of behavior in the Pre-Conventional level of moral development?

Self-interest Signup and view all the answers

Which personality trait is associated with high self-concept and openness to new experience?

Integrity Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest is the primary motivation for leadership?

Pursuit of happiness and satisfaction Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is considered a 'higher purpose' that can be used to justify immoral behavior?

Achieving personal power and gain Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following moral disengagement processes involves minimizing or downplaying the harmful consequences of unethical behavior?

Disregard or distortion of consequences Signup and view all the answers

Which personality trait is associated with both high self-concept and openness to new experiences?

Sugency (Personalized Power) Signup and view all the answers

Which level of personal moral development, as described in the text, involves basing one's behavior on universal principles of right and wrong?

Post Conventional Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary driver of behavior in the 'Pre-Conventional' level of personal moral development, according to the text?

Self-interest Signup and view all the answers

Which moral disengagement process involves using 'cosmetic' words to make unethical behavior sound more acceptable?

Euphemistic labeling Signup and view all the answers

Which level of personal moral development, as described in the text, involves living up to the expectations of acceptable behavior?

Conventional Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is considered an 'ethical' personality trait?

Positive attitudes Signup and view all the answers

MORAL DEVELOPMENT Ethics and Levels Quiz

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