Changing Culture Is Ethical If It Gives the Greatest Benefit

question 110

Multiple Choice

Changing culture is ethical if it gives the greatest benefit to the greatest number of people affected by the change. This view is consistent with which of the following theories of ethics?

• A) Rights.
• B) Justice.
• C) Egoism.
• D) Utilitarianism.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

A phenomenon in psychology where previously extinguished responses reappear after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of apparent extinction or reduction in strength.

Extinction

In behavior psychology, the process through which a conditioned response decreases or disappears after repeated exposure without the unconditioned stimulus.

Guilty But Mentally Ill

A legal verdict indicating that the defendant is guilty of the charges but was suffering from mental illness at the time of the crime.