Under the Principle of Rights Theory, a Key Factor in Determining

question 38

Multiple Choice

Under the principle of rights theory, a key factor in determining whether a business decision is ethical is how that decision

• A)compares to religious principles.
• B)affects the rights of others.
• C)causes consequences that would follow if everyone acted the same way.
• D)supports the right to make a profit.

Describe the scientific method and its role in applied social psychology.

Recognize the importance of ethics and values in guiding the work of social psychologists.

Identify the distinctions and connections between basic and applied social psychology.

Understand the experimental methods and their purposes in social psychological research.

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Definitions:

Calas Affair

A notable 18th-century legal case in Toulouse, France, involving the wrongful execution of Jean Calas, accused of murdering his son to prevent his conversion to Catholicism. The affair highlighted issues of religious intolerance and judicial injustice.

Kant

Immanuel Kant, an influential German philosopher in the 18th century, known for his work in epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics, including the critique of pure reason.

Universe

The vast, all-encompassing space that includes all matter, energy, planets, stars, galaxies, and the physical laws and constants governing them.