Which of the Following Is an Example of an Ethical

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an ethical dilemma?

• A) Martha, who had filed in her personal details that she was an American, is hired as a receptionist despite some of her co-workers apprehension about her racial identity.
• B) Wanda, an employee at a real estate firm, files a sexual harassment case against her manger despite his repeated apologies.
• C) Steward, an engineer, gives his office laptop to his daughter as a birthday gift.
• D) Vince, a government employee, knows that he should not accept bribes, but is tempted to take the money to save a sick kid.
• E) Clara fires half of her employees so as to decrease the cost of inputs of her company.

---

Definitions:

Reciprocity

The social norm that suggests people should return help, not harm, to those who have behaved kindly towards them.

Foot-In-The-Door Technique

A persuasion strategy that involves getting someone to agree to a small request in order to increase the likelihood of agreeing to a larger request later.

Door-In-The-Face Technique

A persuasion strategy where a large, unreasonable request is first made knowing it will be refused so that a smaller, more moderate request will be accepted.

Sleeper Effect Method

A phenomenon where a message that was initially discounted gains in persuasiveness over time, often due to the dissociation of the message from its source.