Professional Computing Ethics - Ethical Decision Making
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What is one of the major things that make humans unique?

  • Their ability to act with respect and concern toward others and the environment (correct)
  • Their ability to communicate using complex languages
  • Their advanced technological capabilities
  • Their superior physical strength compared to other species

    • What term is used in the text to describe actions that show respect and concern for others?

  • Moral (correct)
  • Altruistic
  • Benevolent
  • Ethical

    • What is one reason why people act morally?

  • They are following religious commandments
  • They are following the laws of the land
  • They are following their reason and common sense
  • All of the above (correct)

    • What does the text suggest is a reason for conflicts or enemies within a community?

    <p>Lack of resources to go around (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some examples of things that people may want to take away from others in a community?

    <p>Land, water, flocks, and valuables (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text as a potential source of rules governing how people interact with others?

    <p>Personal preferences and desires (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of the passage?

    <p>To discuss the importance of ethical decision making in professional computing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the passage, what is the key factor that makes us moral beings?

    <p>Our ability to choose between different actions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The passage suggests that when faced with a choice between saving a child's life or a pet's life, the ___ choice is more right (justifiable) than the other.

    <p>child's life (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the passage, the evaluation of actions that determines their rightness or wrongness is based on:

    <p>Both feeling-based and rational-based foundations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern of the theory of right and wrong?

    <p>An epistemological inquiry into our judgments of right and wrong actions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of ethical theory is described as involving moral education and the theory of punishment?

    <p>The theory of virtue and vice (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a fundamental question for human beings?

    <p>How should we live our lives? (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about acting right is true, according to the text?

    <p>Acting right attempts to maximize good and minimize evil (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the theory of good and evil?

    <p>A metaphysical inquiry into the nature of good and evil (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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