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Ethical Perspectives, Reactions to Other's Moral Behavior, and Consequent Moral Action.
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Pope, William R.; Forsyth, Donelson R. – 1983
In analyzing various moral and legal philosophies, two perspectives emerge, absolute moral rules/higher law, and situationally-specific moral rules/legal positivism. From these two perspectives, four types of individuals emerge in accordance with their degree of adherence to ideological tenets: (1) situationists (high on idealism and relativism);…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Ethics, Evaluative Thinking, Individual Development
Effect of Training on Reasoning in Moral Choice.
Kaplan, Martin F. – 1983
Moral development is viewed as a matter of progression in the cognitive reasoning and rationale underlying choices and judgments. Traditionally, retrospective reports of rationales have been used to measure moral development levels, resulting in unreliable information. Information Integration Theory attempts to assess individual differences in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Development, Decision Making, Ethical Instruction
A Group Exercise to Explore Employee Ethics in Business-Related Psychology Courses.
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Carkenord, David M. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Recounts an in-class group exercise where students individually rate 10 employee behaviors of a questionable ethical nature (use company car, call in sick). The students then calculate mean group ratings for each behavior and determine appropriate consequences for some of the actions. Includes statistical data and student responses. (MJP)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Business, Business Education, Employee Attitudes