A Problem with the Utilitarian Principle of Ethical Decision Making

question 15

Multiple Choice

A problem with the utilitarian principle of ethical decision making is that:

• A) it focuses on the consequences of our actions, not on how we achieve those consequences.
• B) there is no agreement on what activities are the greatest benefits to the affected.
• C) it is difficult to predict the "trickle down" benefits to the least well off in society.
• D) it is almost impossible to evaluate the benefits or costs of many decisions.
• E) it chooses the option that provides the minimum acceptable degree of satisfaction to those affected.

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Definitions:

Chi-Squared Table

A table that shows the critical values of the chi-square distribution, used to determine the significance of chi-square statistics.

Null Hypothesis

The assumption in hypothesis testing that posits no significant difference exists between specified populations.

Contingency Table

A table often used in statistics to display the frequency distribution of variables.

Z-Test

This is a statistical test used to determine whether two population means are different when the variances are known and the sample size is large.