Although You Are Not Part of Your Company's Engineering Group

question 160

True/False

Although you are not part of your company's engineering group, you have discovered a major flaw in the company's new paper-thin solar calculator. The calculator adds when the subtract button is pressed if there are more than 3 figures to the right of the decimal point. Since it is not your area, you have no ethical duty to report the issue.

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Definitions:

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest.

Superego

The third psychic structure, which functions as a moral guardian and sets forth high standards for behavior.

Cognitive Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the identification and modification of dysfunctional thought patterns.