This Level of Ethical Decision Maker Will Tend to Look

question 6

Multiple Choice

This level of ethical decision maker will tend to look to other people for guidance. They may also look to work rules and leaders to help determine what is their right from wrong.

• A) level 1: preconventional thinking
• B) level 2: conventional thinking
• C) level 3: postconventional or principled thinking
• D) level 4: graduated level of thinking

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Definitions:

Critical Thinking

The intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.

Informed Consent

Giving potential participants enough information about a study to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.

Research Participants

Research participants are individuals who take part in scientific studies, providing data or undergoing certain procedures for the purposes of research.

Empirical Approach

A method of inquiry that relies on direct observation and experimentation to gather evidence and knowledge.