Ethics

Deciding not to spread a rumor you heard is . . .

• Legal/Unethical
• Legal/Ethical
• Illegal/Unethical
• Illegal/Ethical

Paying for shareware software after the trial period is over is. . .

• Legal/Unethical
• Legal/Ethical
• Illegal/ Unethical
• Illegal/Ethical

Jaywalking across a street in order to save a kid from being hit by a bus.

• Legal/Unethical
• Legal/Ethical
• Illegal/Unethical
• Illegal/Ethical

Cheating on an assignment is . . .

• Legal/Unethical
• Legal/Ethical
• Illegal/Unethical
• Illegal/Ethical

This is the practice of passing off another’s work as your own. 

• slander
• plagiarism 
• invasion of privacy
• libel

Journalists use a set of guidelines called the Code of Ethics. 

• True
• False

A system of moral principles or rules of conduct relating to human behavior.

• Ethical dilemmas
• Guilt
• Reputation
• Code of Ethics

Problems involving conflict between moral imperatives.

• Ethical dilemmas
• Honesty
• Reputation
• Scruples

Lacking moral principles.

• Ethical Dilemmas
• Unethical
• Values
• Reputation

The beliefs, qualities, or standards that you consider important or desirable.

• Honesty
• Trust
• Code of Ethics
• Values