As a Senior Serving as the Student Representative on the Ethics

question 19

Multiple Choice

As a senior serving as the student representative on the Ethics Advisory Board of your university, you feel strongly that cheating on college examinations is unethical. You have never cheated on any exam in your academic career. However, this semester your best friend was desperate for your help, and you allowed him to take a quick "peek" on your answer sheet. Since then, you feel uncomfortable every time you think of the situation. Which of the following concepts best explains your psychological discomfort?

• A) Job detachment
• B) Cognitive dissonance
• C) Emotional labor
• D) Emotional dissonance
• E) Affective detachment

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Definitions:

Carbon

Carbon is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6, essential to life on Earth, forming a vast number of compounds including fossil fuels and DNA.

Valence Electrons

The electrons in the outer electron shell, known as the valence shell, of an atom; in the formation of a chemical bond, an atom can accept electrons into its valence shell or donate or share valence electrons.

Isotopes

Variants of a particular chemical element that differ in neutron number, and consequently in mass, but not in chemical properties.

Radioisotope

A radioactive isotope of an element, used in various scientific applications including medicine and radiometric dating.