MORALS AND ETHICS

_____refers to a study of how people try to live their lives according to a standard of “right” or “wrong” behavior.

• Morality

• Ethics

• Virtuosity

• Philosophy

All of the following are sources of individuals’ moral standards except:

• Family

• Religion

• Government

• Friends

Define morality

• What is considered as correct within a society

• Making the right decisions when there is a chance to do wrong

• Defining what is right and wrong for an individual or a community

• Where individuals have a conscious choice to make a right and ethical decision

You are getting ready to take a test, but you have had to watch your siblings for the past two days and have not had any time to prepare. Your best friend, Alex, is also in the class with you and has offered to help you on the test. Nobody would see if you decided to take Alex up on the offer to help? What woud you do?

• After attempting the test, there are only two answer that you do not know, so you let Alex help you.

• Since nobody will know, and you don't want to have a bad grade, you let Alex help you on the test.

• You go ahead and take the test and accept whatever grade you get.

• You speak with your teacher and explain the situation. If they then tell you that you have to take the test anyway, you figure they don't care about your situation and you decide to take Alex up on the offer.

Sam has left his cell phone on the desk and gone to his next class. You have been trying to get online to see the score of a national baseball game and you notice that his phone has internet access. What would you do?

• You get online and check the game score.

• You turn the phone into your teacher or give it directly back to Sam without accessing the internet or making any calls.

• You not only check the game, but send a text to Alex about the score.

• You put the phone in your pocket and thank your lucky stars that you won't have to buy a new one to replace the one you ran over with your car this morning.

Your friend just bought a new CD that you really like. He/she said they don't care if you copy it onto your computer.

• Since they paid for the CD this is legal to do.

• You should go and buy your own copy of the CD.