You Are at a Party and Notice That a Friend

question 29

Multiple Choice

You are at a party and notice that a friend has consumed more alcohol than usual and appears inebriated. At you watch her weave to her car, you wrestle with intervening, and many questions go through your mind. You wonder if she will be angry and resent it later on if you try to stop her but fear that she will not make it home safely if you do not. You wrestle whether or not to grab her keys and call a cab. This is an example of which of the following types of ethics?

• A) Consequentialist ethics
• B) Nonconsequentialist ethics
• C) Virtue ethics
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Self-Awareness

The conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires.

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

Ingroup Bias

The tendency to favor members of one's own group over those from external groups, often leading to prejudice and discrimination.

Individual Performance

Individual performance is the measure of how well a person accomplishes their tasks or goals in a specific context, such as work or sports.