According to the School of Ethical Universalism

question 61

Multiple Choice

According to the school of ethical universalism,

• A)universal ethical principles or norms put limits on what actions and behaviors fall inside the boundaries of what is right and which ones fall outside;such universal norms include honesty,trustworthiness,respecting the rights of others,practicing the Golden Rule,and avoiding unnecessary harm to workers or to the users of the company's product or service.
• B)all societies and countries are obligated to apply universally defined ethical principles of right and wrong as set forth in the Global Code of Ethical and Social Morality (which is subscribed to by 150 nations of the world).
• C)all societies and countries apply essentially the very same set of universally defined ethical principles of right and wrong in judging the ethical correctness of business behavior.
• D)it is only fair that the standards of what's ethical and what's unethical be applied universally to all businesses in all countries irrespective of local business traditions and local business norms.
• E)the standards of what constitutes ethical and unethical behavior in business situations are partly universal,but in the main are governed by local business norms.

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Definitions:

Guthrie

A psychologist recognized for his "contiguity theory" of learning, positing that associations between stimuli and responses are established through pairing or association.

Competing Associations

In learning and memory, the concept where multiple stimuli or ideas are linked to a single response or memory, leading to potential conflicts in recall or behavior.

Stimuli

External or internal elements that elicit responses from an organism or system.

S-R Association

The connection between a stimulus and the response it triggers, fundamental to behaviorist theories of learning and conditioning.