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LES 305 EXAM 1 CLARK UPDATED
EXAM QUESTIONS AND C ORRECT
ANSWERS
Question :Ethics
Correct answer:Manner by which one lives one's life
according to a standard of right or wrong behavior
In both how one thinks and behaves towards others and how one would like them to think and behave towards others
Question :Factors That Influence Ethics
Correct answer:- One's upbringing
One's religion
One's social traditions and beliefs
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Society: Structured community of people bound together
by similar traditions and customs
Question :Understanding Right and Wrong
Correct answer:Moral Standards: Principles by which judgments are made about good and bad behavior based
on:
Religious Beliefs
Cultural Beliefs
Culture: Particular set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices
that characterize a group of individuals
Philosophical Beliefs
Question :Source of Beliefs
Correct answer:Family and friends
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Ethnic Background Religion School Media Personal role models and mentors
Morality: Collection of influences built over a person's
life ** Sources add up to morality
Question :How Should One Live?
Correct answer:- Standards of ethical behavior are
absorbed by osmosis from everyone around
Ethical behavior can be based on religious morality or experience of human existence
Morals and values: Set of personal principles by which
one aims to live one's life
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Value System: Set of personal principles formalized into
a code of behavior
Question :Intrinsic Value
Correct answer:Quality by which a value is a good thing
in itself -> Pursued for its own sake, whether anything
comes from that pursuit or not (Ex: happiness, health,
self-respect)
Question :Instrumental Value
Correct answer:Quality by which the pursuit of one's
value is a good way to reach another value (Ex: money is
valued for what it can buy rather than for itself)
Question :Value Conflicts
Correct answer:- Impact of a value system on individuals
is how much their daily lives are influenced by those values