BE 1.02 - Ethical Dilemmas

You have two job offers, and you’re trying to decide which one to accept. Each job has its advantages and disadvantages. You’re facing a(n)

• principle

• dilemma

• ethical dilemma

• value conflict

You are trying to decide whether or not to plagiarize a paper for school. This is an example of an ethical

• value

• principle

• dilemma

• moral

Ethical dilemmas involve choosing between what is

• right or wrong

• easy or hard

• opinion or fact.

• wanted or needed

In a(n) __________, someone could be harmed

• dilemma

• situation

• problem

• ethical dilemma

Mara’s ethical beliefs don’t change, whether she’s at her part-time job or hanging out with her friends. Mara follows

• ethical principles

• ethical dilemmas

• subjective morals

• situational beliefs

Which of the following is an ethical dilemma:

• Choosing between two winter coats

• Deciding what to have for lunch

• Deciding whether or not to cheat

• Choosing which movie to see

It’s important to look at ethical dilemmas as

• challenges

• opportunities

• negatives

• experiments

Your classmates are bullying you to try to convince you to behave unethically. You’re facing

• greed

• a lack of consequences

• the desire to prove yourself

• pressure from others

You just started a new job and want to impress your coworkers and your boss. Your __________ could lead to an ethical dilemma

• greed

• conflicting values

• desire to prove yourself

• lack of consequences

John is surrounded by coworkers who pressure him to behave unethically. He might face an ethical dilemma and begin to

• think he should behave unethically, too

• convince his coworkers to behave more ethically

• ignore his coworkers’ actions

• focus more energy on his job performance