Residents of Hong Kong Are Able to Find Restaurants That

question 38

Multiple Choice

Residents of Hong Kong are able to find restaurants that advertise a dish that contains grizzly bear paws. Since it is unlikely that grizzly bear paws are purchased from a private producer of animal paws, we can likely conclude that

• A)international laws making it illegal to sell grizzly bear paws are likely to be very effective at eliminating these offerings at Hong Kong restaurants.
• B)higher penalties for poaching grizzly bears will prevent poachers from killing.
• C)there are likely to be very few grizzly bear poachers.
• D)allowing individuals to own and raise grizzly bears for meat would likely reduce the threat of extinction to grizzly bear populations.

Understand the principles and conceptual differences among major ethical philosophies including teleology, deontology, egoism, and utilitarianism.

Identify how individual sensitivity to ethical issues can vary according to their moral philosophy orientation.

Explain Kohlberg's model of cognitive moral development and its application to ethical decision-making.

Understand the concept of relativism and its criticisms.

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Definitions:

Vestibular Branch

The division of the vestibulocochlear nerve that provides sensory input for balance and spatial orientation from the inner ear to the brain.

Vestibulocochlear Nerve

The eighth cranial nerve responsible for transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the inner ear to the brain.

Balance

The ability to maintain stability of the body’s center of gravity over its base of support, achieved through various processes in the sensory and motor systems.

Canthi

The corners where the upper and lower eyelids meet, divided into medial and lateral canthi.