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MODULE ONE Charles Peirce said we "fix our beliefs" in four hierarchal ways: tenacity, authority, intuition, and science. a. True b. False
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a. True
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MODULE ONE The ability to make ethical decisions based on your own careful thinking is known as: a. ad hoc moralizing b. moral autonomy c. rules-based ethics d. moral pragmatism e. ethical absolutism
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b. moral autonomy
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MODULE ONE When someone resolves an ethical problem by offering specific, narrow, and dogmatic advice rather than thoughtful analysis of the problem, then that person is relying on: a. moral philosophy b. intuition c. science d. moralizing e. pseudoscience
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d. moralizing
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MODULE ONE When a journalist reports a story that includes quotes from sources about the sources' opinions of right and wrong, she is doing what kind of ethics? a. meta-ethics b. descriptive ethics c. ad hoc ethics d. applied ethics e. visceral ethics
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b. descriptive ethics
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MODULE ONE Which of the following of Peirce's "ways of knowing" is the most primitive or basic? a. science b. authority c. tenacity d. intuition
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c. tenacity
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MODULE ONE If you choose to join the Society of Professional Journalists or the Public Relations Society of America, then you are taking on ______________ relationship with that group. a. an assumed b. a legal c. an assigned d. an amoral e. a contracted
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a. an assumed
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MODULE ONE Which type of ethics involves connecting normative theory to moral problems? a. relativism b. applied ethics c. ad hoc ethics d. descriptive ethics e. moralizing
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b. applied ethics
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MODULE ONE tom hires a public relations firm to manage his twitter account. they agree to post live tweets from tom's account on days when tom is too busy to write tweet himself. tom knows that readers might be deceived, but justifies the decision by saying, "its not illegal." Why would the textbook authors see this justification as unsatisfactory? a. toms decision is civil disobedience b. the book is concerned with real journalistic ethics and not scenarios dealing with advertising and public relations c. laws and ethics should never be mixed d. tom should act with more tenacity e. tom is compromising his conscience by subjugating it to legal authority
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e. tom is compromising his conscience by subjugating it to legal authority
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MODULE ONE According to Peirce's list of how we fix our beliefs, the use of a code of ethics to make moral decisions would be an example of appealing to ___________. a. autonomy b. tenacity c. science d. authority e. intuition
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d. authority
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MODULE ONE a good moral philosopher works best when using ad hoc moralizing techniques: a. true b. false
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b. false
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MODULE ONE Broad, general moral statements that help explain why some actions are right and some actions are wrong.
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normative ethical theory
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MODULE ONE Ethics that chronicles what sorts of beliefs that people or cultures hold.
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Descriptive
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MODULE ONE Using normative ethics to solve a specific problem.
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Applied Ethics
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MODULE ONE Discussions about how you (or others) feel about a moral topic.
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Non-theoretic
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MODULE ONE Efforts to define moral terminology, such as what is "truth" or "loyalty."
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Meta-ethics
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MODULE ONE what is the difference between contracted and an assumed relationship?
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contracted relationships are interaction you have between parties who have agreed to share more-or-less equal power and authority. while assumed relationship are self-imposed relationships both individual and personal. Assumed relationships come into play when we voluntarily identify ways in which we might benefit another person or group and then voluntarily accept responsibility for doing so as an expression of character or virtue.43
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MODULE TWO Law is similar to minimalistic ethics in that it defines a bottom line below which we should not fall. a. True b. False
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a. True
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MODULE TWO Which is the best example of an aspirational statement (i.e., an ideal expectation)? a. Practitioners shall not intentionally disseminate false or misleading information b. Never plagiarize c. Avoid being manipulated by staged photo opportunities. d. Do not knowingly produce false or misleading statements d. Be accountable
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unsure of correct answer just not (D)
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MODULE TWO Examples of justification models include all of the following EXCEPT: Group of answer choices a. Bok's Test of Veracity b. The Rotary Club's Four-Way Test c. Federal copyright law d. The "W's and H" list e. The Potter Box
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c. Federal copyright law
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MODULE TWO Codes such as those offered by the SPJ, PRSA, and RTNDA are legally enforceable. a. True b. False
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b. False
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MODULE TWO For justification models to work, all reasonable people should reach the same conclusions after using them. a. True b. False
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b. False
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MODULE TWO The Hutchins Commission argued that mass media should focus on "freedom from" instead of "freedom for" issues. a. True b. False
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b. False
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MODULE TWO Libertarian systems of government tend to have few forms of control over mass media. a. True b. False
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a. True
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MODULE TWO U.S. media practitioners are professionals because of the barriers to entry to their fields. a. True b. False
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b. False
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MODULE TWO Which of these mass media theories was NOT a part of the original Four Theories of the Press? a. Authoritarian b. Revolutionary c. Social responsibility d. Libertarian e. Communist
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b. Revolutionary
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MODULE TWO In Areopagitica, John Milton argued that media needed to be censored to protect the people whom God put in positions of authority. a. True b. False
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b. False
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MODULE TWO Developed from a Harvard dissertation on how Christians view nuclear weapons
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Potter Box
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MODULE TWO Most appropriate for fields like advertising and public relations that value advocacy and persuasion
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TARES Test
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MODULE TWO Based mostly on minimal expectations
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ENRON's Code of Ethics
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MODULE TWO Emphasizes the importance of friendships and good will
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Rotary Four-Wat Test
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MODULE TWO Concludes with a question of what a public of reasonable persons might say
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Bok's Test of Veracity
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MODULE TWO What's the difference between the communist theory and the authoritarian theory of the press?
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The communist theory is a logical extension of authoritarianism, with one important exception. Authoritarian theory recognizes the press as an entity outside the government, while the communist press is part of the state.
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MODULE THREE most people reach stage 6 in the cognitive-social theory of moral development a. true b. false
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b. false
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MODULE THREE its rare for young adults to lapse into relativism a. true b. false
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b. false
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MODULE THREE the belief that everyone's ethical opinion is valid is tied to ethical _______________. a. absolutism b. darwinism c. socialism d. relativism e. existentialism
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d. relativism
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MODULE THREE a chief goal of moral development is to expand empathy a. true b. false
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a. true
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MODULE THREE young adults who are dualistic (is.., they see right vs. wrong as "black" and "white") are said to have reached higher levels of intellectual and emotional development a. true b. false
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b. false
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MODULE THREE When the textbook authors discuss loyalties, which of these would they prefer NOT be considered a loyalty? a. other people b. fellow workers c. yourself d. truthfulness e. family and friends
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unsure of answer but not A... look up in book
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MODULE THREE According to the text, loyalty is always a good thing. a. true b. false
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b. false
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MODULE THREE The concepts of loyalty and reciprocity are related. a. true b. false
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a. true
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MODULE THREE It is rare among mass communicators to have conflicting loyalties. a. true b. false
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b. false
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MODULE THREE Loyalties and values are the same thing. a. True b. False
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b. False
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MODULE THREE Lawrence Kohlberg
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Cognition-social theory
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MODULE THREE Mary Belenky
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Women's way of knowing
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MODULE THREE William Perry
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Intellectual and ethical development in young adults
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MODULE THREE Carol Gilligan
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The ethics of care
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MODULE THREE James Rest (and others)
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four component of morality
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MODULE THREE What's the difference between sentimental and unsentimental loyalty?
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We show sentimental loyalty when we bond with individuals or group simply because we like them, or ingratitude because they have been good to us. In contrast, unsentimental loyalty is more practical. Unsentimental loyalty is conditional because it is done more out of obligation than enduring feelings; often found in a "professional" relationships and feelings of obligation for business or professional reasons.