The Contention That Since There Are Cross-Country or Cross-Cultural Differences

question 70

Multiple Choice

The contention that since there are cross-country or cross-cultural differences in ethical standards,it is appropriate to judge behavior as ethical/unethical in the light of local customs and social mores should take precedence over a single set of ethical standards or what may be applicable in a company's home market:

• A) defines what is meant by ethical relativism.
• B) defines what is meant by ethical universalism.
• C) is the foundation of integrated social contracts theory.
• D) is the basis for the theory of ethical variation.
• E) is the guiding principle of the Global Code of Ethical and Social Morality created by the United Nations.

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Definitions:

Originally Predicted

Pertains to the initial expectations or forecasts regarding an outcome based on available information at an earlier time.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed or heard, a critical concept in cognitive development of infants.

A-not-B Error

A cognitive error observed in young children, where they wrongly assume that an object at a hidden location remains there even after seeing it being moved to a new location.

Habituation

A psychological learning process wherein there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it.