A Supervisor on the Night Shift at a Manufacturing Plant

question 52

Multiple Choice

A supervisor on the night shift at a manufacturing plant is told to dump chemicals used in the refining process rather than dispose of them properly according to safety regulations.The owner of the company insists that the chemicals are not harmful to the environment,but the supervisor knows that the dumping is illegal.The supervisor believes that he will lose his job if he reports the problem to authorities at the Environmental Protection Agency.This is an example of which potential cause of unethical behavior?

• A)obsession with personal advancement.
• B)excessive emphasis on profits.
• C)uncertainty about whether an act is wrong.
• D)Unwilling to stand for what is right.

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Definitions:

Ethical Research

The practice of conducting studies and experiments in accordance with established ethical principles to ensure fairness, integrity, and respect for all participants.

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to place participants into separate groups using randomization, which helps ensure that each group is similar at the start of the experiment.

Laboratory Experiment

A research method in which variables can be controlled and manipulated in a highly regulated environment to observe the effects on other variables.

Psychological Experiment

An investigation in which a researcher manipulates one or more variables to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process.