You and Your Friend Are at the Mall

question 10

Multiple Choice

You and your friend are at the mall.You decide to go into Radio Shack to look at computer parts. When you come out of the store, you discover that your friend has stolen a pair of earphones.When faced with the dilemma of telling the authorities or not, you decide not to tell because it makes you
Happier to be with your friend.Your decision reflects a slightly more refined version of what moral theory?

• A)Pragmatic
• B)Theistic
• C)Altruistic
• D)Hedonist

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