Chapter 4 - Ethics and Integrity

Ethics are:

• a guide to living a good life.

• the social influences on our lives.

• a decision-making process about specific issues.

• the reasoning that guides attitudes, behaviours and actions.

Ethical actions are best described as:

• a life well lived.

• determining right from wrong.

• a set of moral, character and integrity qualities informing choice.

• influences on our own individual qualities and choices in physical activity.

An example of formal fair play is:

• serving to the correct court in badminton.

• staying quiet for the opposing player’s serve in tennis.

• stopping to check if an injured opposition player is alright.

• not walking across a golf green between the hole and another player’s ball.

The practice of trying to gain an advantage through questionable means without breaking the rules is known as:

• integrity

• sportsmanship

• gamesmanship

• informal fair play

Integrity in sport is best defined as players:

• playing by the rules.

• demonstrating ethics and values.

• demonstrating good behaviour on and off the field.

• demonstrating fair and honest performances, free from external interests or unfair advantages.

When the integrity of a sport is questioned, sport administrators are often quick to react by disciplining those responsible. They do this:

• to improve the integrity of the sport.

• to discourage others from unethical behaviour.

• because community confidence and interest is diminished.

• because of community expectations.

The International Association for Athletics Federations (IAAF) is:

• a governing sporting body.

• a specific rule applicable to athletics.

• also known as the Athletics Integrity Unit.

• responsible for monitoring the integrity of all athletes, in all sports.

In sport, purposely breaking a rule with the intention of gaining a competitive edge is:

• sportsmanship.

• not a moral offence.

• something only elite athletes do.

• a breach to the ethical code of sport.

The increase in world interconnectedness is known as:

• new media.

• technology.

• globalisation.

• sport integrity.

Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between globalisation and ethical behaviours?

• Globalisation has no impact on ethical behaviours in sport.

• Globalisation can support international efforts to increase integrity, leading to more ethical behaviour in sport.

• Globalisation only creates more unethical behaviours in sport, due to increased international media coverage.

• Globalisation influences ethical behaviours at international competition, but has no influence on ethical behaviours at local sporting competitions.