An Auto Designer Chooses to Devote His Efforts to Design

question 44

Multiple Choice

An auto designer chooses to devote his efforts to design an automobile that is the safest vehicle possible. He does so because he wishes to save lives and prevent disabling injuries. He believes he and his employer have a duty to provide the public with the safest possible vehicle. The designer's approach to ethical decision-making is best characterized as:

• A) utilitarian.
• B) deontological.
• C) ethically relative.
• D) ethically fundamental.

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Definitions:

Experiments

Empirical procedures carried out in controlled conditions to verify the validity of hypotheses or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.

Random Events

Outcomes or occurrences that are unpredictable and determined entirely by chance.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, quantified as a number between 0 and 1, with 1 indicating certainty.

Tree Diagram

A diagram used to show the total number of possible outcomes in a probability experiment.