Which Approach to Ethical Behavior Can Encourage Selfish Behavior When

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which approach to ethical behavior can encourage selfish behavior when a person defines a personal need or want as a "right"?

• A) utilitarian
• B) individual rights
• C) justice approach
• D) categorical imperative
• E) moral relativism

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Definitions:

Fixed-ratio Schedule

A type of reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses, leading to high and steady response rates.

Reinforcement

In psychology, a process in which a behavior is made more likely to occur in the future by its consequences.

Specific Number

A distinct or precisely identified quantity, often used in mathematical or statistical contexts.

Randomly Varying

Describes a process or phenomenon that changes unpredictably, without a discernible pattern or order.