TEST BANK FOR PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN 4) All of the following actions would be considered to have moral worth, except:
CRIMINAL JUSTICE BEING ETHICAL WHEN NO A) Helping the homeless find shelter.
B) Working to support your family.
ONE IS LOOKING, 5TH EDITION BY JAY S. C) Greeting your mail carrier.
ALBANESE D) Paying your taxes.
E) All of the above
Chapter 1 Recognizing Ethical Decisions
Answer: C
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
1) According to Albanese, all of the following make up the concept of good character, except: Basic
A) Denial of victimization.
B) Good principles. 5) Certain categories of human beings are exempt from discussions of ethics, they are:
C) Conscience. A) Members of the clergy.
D) Moral courage. B) The mentally ill.
E) All the above are elements of good character. C) Eighteen-year-olds.
Answer: A D) Members of the U.S. Congress.
Page Ref: 1 E) B and C
Objective: Develop the ability to understand the essence of good character. Level: Answer: B
Intermediate Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
2) Moral courage can best be defined as: Basic
A) Guiding actions without fearing consequences.
B) Internalizing the knowledge so you always chose the best course of action. 6) Morals as discussed in Chapter One, can be defined as:
C) Acting on a rational choice to follow good principles based on conscience. A) Enforceable laws and regulations that guide a society.
D) None of the above B) A codified structure of behavior that is applicable to all cultures.
E) All of the above C) The general rules that prescribe proper behavior.
Answer: C D) All the above
Page Ref: 1 E) None of the above
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level: Answer: C
Intermediate Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
3) Ethics are fundamental to character because: Basic
A) They are essential for building great wealth and power.
B) They specify the guiding principles on which character is built. 7) According to the definition of Ethics in Chapter one:
C) They provide guidance to become superior to others in talent and intellect. A) Ethics only involves the study of the development of laws.
D) All of the above B) Ethics is the study of morality and analysis of what constitutes good conduct.
E) None of the above C) Ethics is the study of the development of organizational theories.
Answer: B D) All of the above.
Page Ref: 2 E) None of the above.
Objective: Develop the ability to understand the essence of good character. Level: Answer: B
Basic Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
,8) Moral behavior requires: 12) tell(s) how people should interact with others in all social relations.
A) No more than the laws require. A) Morals
B) Less than what the laws require. B) Laws
C) Sometimes more than the law requires. C) Etiquette
D) None of the above. D) Regulations
Answer: C E) All the above
Page Ref: 2 Answer: C
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level: Page Ref: 4
Basic Objective: Increase your awareness of the connection between etiquette and ethics. Level:
Basic
9) Ethics is central to criminal justice because:
A) The law is complete in itself to address every ethical issue involved. 13) is the belief that morals can be different, but none are better than another.
B) Morality is what distinguishes right from wrong. A) Legal Equality
C) The government does not have the moral authority to enforce the law, only statutory authority. B) Moral relativism
D) All of the above C) Etiquette Equality
E) None of the above D) Moral association
Answer: B E) None of the above
Page Ref: 3 Answer: B
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level: Page Ref: 5
Intermediate Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Basic
10) Value judgments can be verified:
A) Based on data. 14) Guiding human potential and action in a moral direction is the subject matter of .
B) Based on facts. A) Ethics
C) Based on reason. B) Law
D) Based on observations. C) Etiquette
E) None of the above D) Values
Answer: C E) None of the above
Page Ref: 3 Answer: A
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level: Page Ref: 5
Basic Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
Basic
11) is the ability to evaluate viewpoints, facts, and behaviors objectively in order to assess
the presentation of information or methods of argumentation to establish the true worth or merit of 15) Ethical relativism attempts to the way people behave.
an act or a course of conduct. A) Justify
A) Objective correlative B) Establish
B) Subjective Best Fit C) Guide
C) Critical Thinking D) Condemn
D) Regression Analysis E) None of the above
E) None of the above Answer: A
Answer: C Page Ref: 6
Page Ref: 3 Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism.
Objective: Understand the importance of critical thinking to ethics. Level: Basic
Level: Basic
,16) provide(s) principles for distinguishing acts that are morally right from those that are Level: Intermediate
morally wrong. 20) Moral rules can also be derived independently of beliefs because desirable
A) Values human conduct can be prescribed and achieved through application of rational principles. A)
B) Morals Irrational
C) Laws B) Rational
D) Ethics C) Religious
E) None of the above D) Legal
Answer: D E) None
Page Ref: 6 Answer: C
Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level: Page Ref: 6
Basic Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
Intermediate
17) Ethics rejects the notion of " ," where a person merely seeks out a "commonsense" position on
ethical issues without referring to ethical theory or perspective. 1.2 True/False Questions
A) Moral majority
B) Moral judgements 1) Good character can be defined as consisting of good principles, conscience (to internalize those
C) Moral intuition principles), and restrained moral courage.
D) All the above Answer: FALSE
E) None of the above Page Ref: 1
Answer: C Objective: Develop the ability to understand the essence of good character. Level:
Page Ref: 6 Basic
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
Intermediate 2) Ethics are not essential to character because they don't specify the guiding principles on which
character is built.
18) Developing and following moral principles gives human decision making both meaning and a Answer: FALSE
dispassionate . Page Ref: 2
A) Rationale Objective: Develop the ability to understand the essence of good character. Level:
B) Value Basic
C) Result
D) Morality 3) Recognizing ethical decisions when people make them is a fundamental first step in developing
E) All the above Answer: A ethical awareness.
Page Ref: 6 Answer: TRUE
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level: Page Ref: 2
Basic Objective: Increase your awareness of the connection between etiquette and ethics. Level:
Intermediate
19) A framework for making ethical decisions is needed. Such a framework begins with a search
for principles. 4) All actions that one can take have moral content and therefore lie within scope of ethics.
A) Limited Answer: FALSE
B) Inclusive Page Ref: 2
C) Divided Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
D) Universal Level: Basic
Answer: D
Page Ref: 6 5) The vast majority of behaviors a person engages in have moral content and are included within
the purview of ethics.
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Answer: TRUE
, Page Ref: 2 12) According to ethicist Elizabeth Kiss, studying ethics does not guarantee ethical conduct, so it is
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. not helpful to study it.
Level: Basic Answer: FALSE
6) Discussions of ethics are not limited to human beings as all living creatures have this Page Ref: 5
responsibility. Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Answer: FALSE Intermediate
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level: 13) Moral relativism is synonymous with situational ethics, which holds that there are no universal
Basic moral standards.
Answer: TRUE
7) Certain categories of human beings are exempt from discussions of ethics. Page Ref: 5
Answer: TRUE Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Page Ref: 2 Intermediate
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
Basic 14) For the purpose of ethical analysis, local habits and customs are the same thing as human nature
that is common to all humankind.
8) Laws provide not only the baseline or boundaries of civil behavior, but all aspects of ethical Answer: FALSE
behavior associated with them. Page Ref: 5
Answer: FALSE Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Page Ref: 2 Basic
Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Intermediate 15) There exists no empirical evidence that relativism makes individuals more likely to engage in
immoral behaviors.
9) Factual judgments (i.e., judgments based on facts) can be verified empirically through Answer: FALSE
observations. Page Ref: 6
Answer: TRUE Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Page Ref: 3 Basic
Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Basic 16) Ethical behavior is rarely in our self-interest as it calls for self-sacrifice.
Answer: FALSE
10) Factual judgments, as well as value judgements, can both be verified empirically through Page Ref: 6
observations and reasoning. Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Answer: FALSE Level: Intermediate
Page Ref: 3 1.3 Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
Intermediate 1) The concept of character can be defined as consisting of three qualities of
good principles, conscience and moral courage.
11) Value Judgement analysis is the ability to evaluate viewpoints, facts, and behaviors objectively Answer: Good
in order to assess the presentation of information or methods of argumentation to establish the Page Ref: 2
true worth or merit of an act or a course of conduct. Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
Answer: FALSE Basic
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. 2) Discussions of ethics are limited to .
Level: Basic Answer: Humans
Page Ref: 2
CRIMINAL JUSTICE BEING ETHICAL WHEN NO A) Helping the homeless find shelter.
B) Working to support your family.
ONE IS LOOKING, 5TH EDITION BY JAY S. C) Greeting your mail carrier.
ALBANESE D) Paying your taxes.
E) All of the above
Chapter 1 Recognizing Ethical Decisions
Answer: C
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
1) According to Albanese, all of the following make up the concept of good character, except: Basic
A) Denial of victimization.
B) Good principles. 5) Certain categories of human beings are exempt from discussions of ethics, they are:
C) Conscience. A) Members of the clergy.
D) Moral courage. B) The mentally ill.
E) All the above are elements of good character. C) Eighteen-year-olds.
Answer: A D) Members of the U.S. Congress.
Page Ref: 1 E) B and C
Objective: Develop the ability to understand the essence of good character. Level: Answer: B
Intermediate Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
2) Moral courage can best be defined as: Basic
A) Guiding actions without fearing consequences.
B) Internalizing the knowledge so you always chose the best course of action. 6) Morals as discussed in Chapter One, can be defined as:
C) Acting on a rational choice to follow good principles based on conscience. A) Enforceable laws and regulations that guide a society.
D) None of the above B) A codified structure of behavior that is applicable to all cultures.
E) All of the above C) The general rules that prescribe proper behavior.
Answer: C D) All the above
Page Ref: 1 E) None of the above
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level: Answer: C
Intermediate Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
3) Ethics are fundamental to character because: Basic
A) They are essential for building great wealth and power.
B) They specify the guiding principles on which character is built. 7) According to the definition of Ethics in Chapter one:
C) They provide guidance to become superior to others in talent and intellect. A) Ethics only involves the study of the development of laws.
D) All of the above B) Ethics is the study of morality and analysis of what constitutes good conduct.
E) None of the above C) Ethics is the study of the development of organizational theories.
Answer: B D) All of the above.
Page Ref: 2 E) None of the above.
Objective: Develop the ability to understand the essence of good character. Level: Answer: B
Basic Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
,8) Moral behavior requires: 12) tell(s) how people should interact with others in all social relations.
A) No more than the laws require. A) Morals
B) Less than what the laws require. B) Laws
C) Sometimes more than the law requires. C) Etiquette
D) None of the above. D) Regulations
Answer: C E) All the above
Page Ref: 2 Answer: C
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level: Page Ref: 4
Basic Objective: Increase your awareness of the connection between etiquette and ethics. Level:
Basic
9) Ethics is central to criminal justice because:
A) The law is complete in itself to address every ethical issue involved. 13) is the belief that morals can be different, but none are better than another.
B) Morality is what distinguishes right from wrong. A) Legal Equality
C) The government does not have the moral authority to enforce the law, only statutory authority. B) Moral relativism
D) All of the above C) Etiquette Equality
E) None of the above D) Moral association
Answer: B E) None of the above
Page Ref: 3 Answer: B
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level: Page Ref: 5
Intermediate Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Basic
10) Value judgments can be verified:
A) Based on data. 14) Guiding human potential and action in a moral direction is the subject matter of .
B) Based on facts. A) Ethics
C) Based on reason. B) Law
D) Based on observations. C) Etiquette
E) None of the above D) Values
Answer: C E) None of the above
Page Ref: 3 Answer: A
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level: Page Ref: 5
Basic Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
Basic
11) is the ability to evaluate viewpoints, facts, and behaviors objectively in order to assess
the presentation of information or methods of argumentation to establish the true worth or merit of 15) Ethical relativism attempts to the way people behave.
an act or a course of conduct. A) Justify
A) Objective correlative B) Establish
B) Subjective Best Fit C) Guide
C) Critical Thinking D) Condemn
D) Regression Analysis E) None of the above
E) None of the above Answer: A
Answer: C Page Ref: 6
Page Ref: 3 Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism.
Objective: Understand the importance of critical thinking to ethics. Level: Basic
Level: Basic
,16) provide(s) principles for distinguishing acts that are morally right from those that are Level: Intermediate
morally wrong. 20) Moral rules can also be derived independently of beliefs because desirable
A) Values human conduct can be prescribed and achieved through application of rational principles. A)
B) Morals Irrational
C) Laws B) Rational
D) Ethics C) Religious
E) None of the above D) Legal
Answer: D E) None
Page Ref: 6 Answer: C
Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level: Page Ref: 6
Basic Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
Intermediate
17) Ethics rejects the notion of " ," where a person merely seeks out a "commonsense" position on
ethical issues without referring to ethical theory or perspective. 1.2 True/False Questions
A) Moral majority
B) Moral judgements 1) Good character can be defined as consisting of good principles, conscience (to internalize those
C) Moral intuition principles), and restrained moral courage.
D) All the above Answer: FALSE
E) None of the above Page Ref: 1
Answer: C Objective: Develop the ability to understand the essence of good character. Level:
Page Ref: 6 Basic
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
Intermediate 2) Ethics are not essential to character because they don't specify the guiding principles on which
character is built.
18) Developing and following moral principles gives human decision making both meaning and a Answer: FALSE
dispassionate . Page Ref: 2
A) Rationale Objective: Develop the ability to understand the essence of good character. Level:
B) Value Basic
C) Result
D) Morality 3) Recognizing ethical decisions when people make them is a fundamental first step in developing
E) All the above Answer: A ethical awareness.
Page Ref: 6 Answer: TRUE
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level: Page Ref: 2
Basic Objective: Increase your awareness of the connection between etiquette and ethics. Level:
Intermediate
19) A framework for making ethical decisions is needed. Such a framework begins with a search
for principles. 4) All actions that one can take have moral content and therefore lie within scope of ethics.
A) Limited Answer: FALSE
B) Inclusive Page Ref: 2
C) Divided Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
D) Universal Level: Basic
Answer: D
Page Ref: 6 5) The vast majority of behaviors a person engages in have moral content and are included within
the purview of ethics.
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Answer: TRUE
, Page Ref: 2 12) According to ethicist Elizabeth Kiss, studying ethics does not guarantee ethical conduct, so it is
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. not helpful to study it.
Level: Basic Answer: FALSE
6) Discussions of ethics are not limited to human beings as all living creatures have this Page Ref: 5
responsibility. Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Answer: FALSE Intermediate
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level: 13) Moral relativism is synonymous with situational ethics, which holds that there are no universal
Basic moral standards.
Answer: TRUE
7) Certain categories of human beings are exempt from discussions of ethics. Page Ref: 5
Answer: TRUE Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Page Ref: 2 Intermediate
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
Basic 14) For the purpose of ethical analysis, local habits and customs are the same thing as human nature
that is common to all humankind.
8) Laws provide not only the baseline or boundaries of civil behavior, but all aspects of ethical Answer: FALSE
behavior associated with them. Page Ref: 5
Answer: FALSE Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Page Ref: 2 Basic
Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Intermediate 15) There exists no empirical evidence that relativism makes individuals more likely to engage in
immoral behaviors.
9) Factual judgments (i.e., judgments based on facts) can be verified empirically through Answer: FALSE
observations. Page Ref: 6
Answer: TRUE Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Page Ref: 3 Basic
Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. Level:
Basic 16) Ethical behavior is rarely in our self-interest as it calls for self-sacrifice.
Answer: FALSE
10) Factual judgments, as well as value judgements, can both be verified empirically through Page Ref: 6
observations and reasoning. Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Answer: FALSE Level: Intermediate
Page Ref: 3 1.3 Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
Intermediate 1) The concept of character can be defined as consisting of three qualities of
good principles, conscience and moral courage.
11) Value Judgement analysis is the ability to evaluate viewpoints, facts, and behaviors objectively Answer: Good
in order to assess the presentation of information or methods of argumentation to establish the Page Ref: 2
true worth or merit of an act or a course of conduct. Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics. Level:
Answer: FALSE Basic
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism. 2) Discussions of ethics are limited to .
Level: Basic Answer: Humans
Page Ref: 2
