Janet Reasons,"It's Wrong to Lie,BUT Its Okay to Overstate My

question 98

Multiple Choice

Janet reasons,"It's wrong to lie,BUT its okay to overstate my expense account on my last trip because I really need the money and the company hasn't given me a raise in the past year." What is this employee using to fit the situation at hand?

• A)a value-weighted ethical approach
• B)relative ethical standards
• C)a universal code of ethics
• D)pragmatically justified code of ethics

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Definitions:

Reinforcer

A stimulus or event that increases the likelihood of the behavior that led to it happening again.

Electric Shock

A sudden discharge of electricity through a part of the body, often used in psychological experiments or as a form of therapy.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus created by B.F. Skinner to study animal behavior, particularly the consequences of actions on behavior.

Successive Approximations

A behavior modification technique involving the reinforcement of behaviors that are progressively closer to the desired behavior.