Lecture 3, multiple choice questions
Post here multiple choice questions over Lecture 3, "Four ethical principles."
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Q5: Egoism by definition:
A) is the ultimate good of an individual’s interest.
B) has no problem explaining why I should act morally so that others would
act morally toward me.
C) Explains that acting unethically harms me and my family and friends.
Q35: The Nuremberg Code of 1946 stipulates that:
A) the subject does not have to have prior knowledge or understanding of the
subject matter in order to decide whether to participate in the experiment or not.
B) one should have the freedom to leave the experiment at anytime.
C) a seventeen year old can participate in experiments as long as he/she
give their consent.
Olgha Davis
Meghan Hegarty
Q8: Which of the following statements best highlights the ideals of moral rights theory?
A) Actions that maximize the happiness of the largest number of people are considered ethical
B) Actions that preserve the integrity of the individual are considered ethical
C) Actions which allow one to achieve thier long-term best interests are considered ethical
D) Actions are considered ethical if the group to which one belongs considers them to be ethical
Meghan Hegarty
Q31: All of the following are strengths of Utilitarianism except:
A) Outlines method for decision-making
B) Un-biased
C) Preserves individuality
J.M. Saquing
Question # 9.
Why would an egoist care about research ethics?
a) To feel good about himself
b) To avoid potential risks and damage to one’s reputation.
c) Majority of his peers think it is the right thing to do.
d) It is expected of every professional researcher.
e) To be accepted by his peer group.
Question # 21
According to the virtue theory, one should care about research ethics because
a) Everybody think it’s the right thing to do.
b) It will serve one’s interest in the long run.
c) The scientific community expects it.
d) Everyone has the right to true knowledge and safe environment.
Q 19. Sue was not hired for a job that she applied for becuase the job was givent to the owner of the company's nephew who had no prior work experience. This exemplifies which weakness of egosim?
A) Prejudice
B) Provincial
C) Arbitrary
D) conservative
Q 20. Sue was running late to her job interview. SHe passed be an older man who had falled and couldn't get up. Since she was late, she passed him by. This exemplifies which weakness of the egoism theory?
A) prejudice
B) provincial
C) arbitrary
D) conservative
Kara Stewart
Question 5: A copyright holder at NCSU has the exclusive right to do certain things with his/her work. Which one is not an option?
A. To prepare derivative works.
B. To perform work publicly.
C. To sell, lend, and distribute copies multiple times. (ANSWER)
D. To display copyrighted work publicly.
Jennifer Cowley
Tyler McLawhorn
Q38: All of the following are reasons the moral rights theory is a strong theory except:
A) The theory is not mirrored in our considered moral judgements.
B) The theory provides straightforward guidance.
C) The theory does not contradict itself.
Q39: According to the moral rights theory, young children do not have moral rights because
A) Young children have parents/legal guardians who are always in the right when it comes to moral issues
B) Young children are not capable of existing by themselves
C) Young children would not make the correct moral decision
Question 2:
If an ethical theory is action-guiding, then it should:
a. Tell us how to behave in a given situation
b. Help us decide how to behave in given situation
c. Give us non-contradictory rules for behaving in a given situation.
Question 38:
One of the strengths of moral rights theory is:
a. It gives a consistent answer to ethical decisions
b. It insists that we work to maximize average happiness
c. It emphasizes the well-being of a professional group
d. It allows a person to chose the values most important to themselves
Anand Doraiswamy:
Q16: What are the strengths of an egoistic views on the definition of meaningful life:
A. It provides correlation of meaningful life to true universal morality.
B. It provides a solution for the quesiton of universal motivation in life.
C. It provides a solution for his/her own motivation in life.
Q17: From an evolutionary coherence perspective, which of the following is valid ?
A. The more mates you find, the better are the chances of your traits to be dominated in successive generations
B. If you are indifferent, your trait will not emerge in subsequent generations.
C. If you socialize, your chances of finding a partner to have children with you is slim.
with help from Anne Jackson.
Question 6
Which one of the following is the weakness of virtue theory?
* The group is able to eccept criticism of the group.
* Allows connections between special members
* I only have to lookout for myself
Question 34
Which theory does moral rights contradict, by definition?
* Utilitarianism
* Egoism
* Virtue theory
Q13
If the graduate students at Princeton Theological Seminary embodied the utilitarianism theory they would have responded in which of the following ways.
A. The graduate student would have stopped and helped the bloodied actor lying in the alley moaning for assistance.
B. The graduate student would have told the bloodied actor lying in the alley moaning that he would go get help.
C. The graduate student would have stopped to help that actor and would have attended a portion of the lecture.
Q27
Bayer AG petitioned the EPA for permission to continue a clinical trial that would utilize a specific pesticide on human subjects. If their explanation included the virtue theory it may have sounded similar to which one of the following.
A. The findings from this study would benefit the scientific community as it relates to the use of pesticides.
B. The findings from this study would give the human subjects the satisfaction that they made a difference in the field of science.
C. The findings from this study would benefit each human subject because they would receive financial compensation.
Mallorye Lovett
Q3. The practice of saving women and children first best follows which ethical theory?
A. Egoism
B. Virtue Theory
C. Utilitarianism
D. Moral rights
Q37. A rights theorist will approve of an experimental protocol if:
A. All participants involved are treated with respect
B. The level of risk to all participants is negligible
C. The results will provide a great benefit to society
-Andy Richards
Kristal Wilson
Q12: Compared to categorical interests, lesser interests are:
A) Long-term goals
B) Hindered by categorical interests
C) Usually harder to satisfy
D) Often more desirable
E) A and B
Q28: Hedonism is best represented by:
A) achieving maximum aggreate happiness of all.
B) achieving maximum pleasure without experiencing pain.
C) achieving maximum happiness from achieving cateorical interests.
Question 4:
Every ethical theory should:
1. Dictate what to do irrespective of the situation
2. Always guide to satisfy your own interests
3. Help to differentiate between good and bad, right and wrong and act accordingly (ANSWER)
Question 5:
The theory that best describes the central question, “Why should I act ethically?” is:
1. Moral rights
2. Virtue
3. Utilitarianism
4. Egoism (ANSWER)
- Ajit Moghe
Meghan Hegarty
[1] Which of the following ethical theories is not correctly matched with its guiding principle:
A. Egoism: a person should act in their own long-term best interests
B. Virtue Theory: a person should act according to what they consider admirable, ethical, etc.
C. Utilitarianism: a person should maximize total happiness and satisfy everyone’s interests
D. Moral Rights: a person should respect each individual’s moral rights
[2] The following are strengths of egoism except:
A. Clearly defines an action to take
B. Consistent with evolutionary science
C. Maximizes the benefits to the largest number of people
D. Focuses on long-term vs. spur-of-the-moment goals
[3] Which of the following is a weakness of virtue theory:
A. It is arbitrarily biased to one person (me)
B. Makes one person responsible for the happiness and well-being of all
C. Implies that people who are not autonomous do not have moral rights
D. Makes it difficult to criticize inherent group values
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