Ethical Reasoning Practice Questions

Ethical Reasoning Practice Questions

Ethical Reasoning Practice Questions

1. A referee in a championship game realizes they made a game-changing bad call. What's the most ethical action?
Ignore it and continue the game
Admit the mistake and reverse the call if possible
Compensate with favorable calls for the affected team
Resign from officiating after the game
2. An employee notices a coworker consistently underreporting their work hours. What's the most ethical action?
Ignore it as it doesn't affect them
Confront the coworker directly
Report it to management anonymously
Start underreporting their own hours
3. A college admissions officer is pressured by a wealthy alumnus to admit their child despite not meeting the requirements. What is the most ethical response?
Admit the student to maintain good relations with the alumnus
Reject the student but offer alternative pathways
Admit the student but with additional support requirements
Firmly reject the request and report the pressure to superiors
4. A government employee notices a coworker frequently taking office supplies home for personal use. What should they do?
Join in since everyone is doing it
Ignore it to avoid conflict
Confront the coworker directly
Report the behavior to a supervisor
5. An HR manager learns that a job candidate lied on their resume. What's the most ethical response?
Hire the candidate anyway
Reject the candidate without explanation
Confront the candidate about the lie
Ignore the lie if the candidate is qualified
6. A doctor is asked to prescribe unnecessary medication for a friend. What's the most ethical response?
Prescribe the medication as a favor
Refuse and explain why it's unethical
Refer the friend to another doctor
Prescribe a placebo instead
7. A company discovers its product unintentionally causes minor environmental damage. What's the most ethical response?
Ignore it as the damage is minor
Discontinue the product immediately
Invest in research to mitigate the damage
Hide the information from the public
8. A CEO learns that a popular product may have long-term health risks. What's the most ethical action?
Ignore the potential risks
Immediately recall the product
Conduct further research while warning consumers
Sell the company before the information becomes public
9. A teacher notices a student cheating on an exam. What's the most ethical response?
Ignore it to avoid confrontation
Confront the student after the exam
Stop the student immediately during the exam
Secretly lower the student's grade
10. A nurse notices a doctor making a minor mistake in medication dosage. What's the most ethical action?
Ignore it as doctors outrank nurses
Administer the correct dosage without saying anything
Privately bring it to the doctor's attention
Report the doctor to hospital administration
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