Revision for AOS1 'Decision Making and ethics'

Morality is defined as

• principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour.

• an individual's judgement of another person's actions.

• the code of conduct adopted by a business or organization

• the branch of philosophy that relates to what is right and wrong

The maxim for utilitarianism is:

• "do your duty"

• "greatest happiness for the greatest number"

• "do what is virtuous"

• "greatest happiness for the individual"

When deciding what is ethical, deontology prioritizes:

• Benefitting the most people

• Growing in virtue

• Fulfilment of duty

• Whatever is accepted by the community

Which of the following can influence decision-making?

• Values

• Conscience

• Worldview

• Appetite

The first precept of Natural Law is:

• Educate children

• Worship God

• Ordered living in society

• Preserve innocent life

When deciding what is ethical, utilitarianism (consequentialism) focuses on the:

• social norms

• outcome

• actions

• duty

The process of drawing informed conclusions based on logic is called:

• Decision- making

• Assumption

• Reasoning

• Judgement

Determining the 'Golden Mean' is a way of applying:

• Deontology

• Natural Law

• Utilitarianism

• Virtue Ethics

The UN Charter of human rights is a concrete expression of:

• Natural Law

• Deontology

• Utilitarianism

• Relativism

When morality is based on the norms of a culture, it is:

• Utilitarianism

• Relativism

• Deontology

• Virtue Ethics