You Base Your Decisions on Their Consequences and Not on Duty

question 28

Multiple Choice

You base your decisions on their consequences and not on duty. Which theorist agrees with your action?

• A) St. Thomas Aquinas
• B) John Rawls
• C) John Stuart Mill
• D) Aristotle

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Definitions:

Cognitive-Dissonance Theory

The view that we are motivated to make our cognitions or beliefs consistent with each other and with our behavior.

Effort Justification

In cognitive-dissonance theory, the tendency to seek justification (acceptable reasons) for strenuous efforts.

Self-Serving Bias

The tendency to view one’s successes as stemming from internal factors and one’s failures as stemming from external factors.

Sternberg's Triangular Model

A theory of love suggesting that intimacy, passion, and commitment are the three components that define all human love relationships.