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Justice And Ethics Ch 5 Quiz

Robert Hanssen was convicted of

The difficulty for psychological egoism as an explanation for human motivation is that:

________ argued that all evil-including that which we do to ourselves-is a product of ignorance.

The _________ hypothesis states that jurors are more likely to make decisions in favor of defendants who are demographically and socially simialr to themselves.

The distinguishing characteristic of ________ in relation to other forms of sanction is its tendency to continue even after other forms of sanction disappear.

The ________ explanation implies that the cause of corruption is to be found in the questionable moral character of a few individuals who, by virtue of their psychological makeup, were predisposed to engage in corrupt practices even before they joined the police force.

Psychologically, compassion and empathy require ________ with another person.

The primary four negative forces that are thought to govern human conduct are:

Which philosopher attempted to provide a general theory of human motivation whereby all individual actions could be understood in terms of egoistic motives?

Which philosopher argued that neither reward nor punishment should ever be regarded as incentives to action?

Within moral philosophy, religion has been employed as a for moral values and as a source of for moral behavior.

Psychological egoism does not necessarily imply that we always ________ act in the pursuit of self-interest.

Michael Johnston defines ________ as actions that "exploit the powers of law enforcement in return for considerations of private-regarding benefit and that violate formal standards governing his or her conduct."

The strongest support for psychological egoism comes from:

________ proposed that human conduct is governed primarily by four negative forces.

The problem of self-interest is a ________ dilemma.

When explanations of police deviance focus on a small number of offenders, they ignore

________ principally evaluates the psychological assumptions, attitudes, and principles (as well as developmental matters) associated with morality.

________ describes a form of human motivation whereby our decisions and actions are motivated primarily, if not exclusively, by our own interests.

Psychological egoism eliminates the possibility of:

Three fundamental controversies examined within the realm of moral psychology include:

In his Republic, ________ tells the story of Gyges, a poor shepherd who gains the power of invisibility, but eventually uses this power immorally.

Psychological egoism does not concern itself with:

A(n) desire to help others is a moral desire; having such moral desires demonstrates that we can be people.

________ is a normative variation of egoism which holds that we should always act in such a way that we rationally maximize our self interests.

Before we begin to talk about why we _ be moral, we need to first ask whether we __ be moral.

As a way to neutralize feelings of guilt, the statement "The people I arrest deserve to be roughed up a little" is an example of

A traditional typology of prison corruption includes:

Justice And Ethics Ch 5 Quiz

Robert Hanssen was convicted of

The difficulty for psychological egoism as an explanation for human motivation is that:

________ argued that all evil-including that which we do to ourselves-is a product of ignorance.

The _________ hypothesis states that jurors are more likely to make decisions in favor of defendants who are demographically and socially simialr to themselves.

The distinguishing characteristic of ________ in relation to other forms of sanction is its tendency to continue even after other forms of sanction disappear.

The ________ explanation implies that the cause of corruption is to be found in the questionable moral character of a few individuals who, by virtue of their psychological makeup, were predisposed to engage in corrupt practices even before they joined the police force.

Psychologically, compassion and empathy require ________ with another person.

The primary four negative forces that are thought to govern human conduct are:

Which philosopher attempted to provide a general theory of human motivation whereby all individual actions could be understood in terms of egoistic motives?

Which philosopher argued that neither reward nor punishment should ever be regarded as incentives to action?

Within moral philosophy, religion has been employed as a ________ for moral values and as a source of ________ for moral behavior.

Psychological egoism does not necessarily imply that we always ________ act in the pursuit of self-interest.

Michael Johnston defines ________ as actions that "exploit the powers of law enforcement in return for considerations of private-regarding benefit and that violate formal standards governing his or her conduct."

The strongest support for psychological egoism comes from:

________ proposed that human conduct is governed primarily by four negative forces.

The problem of self-interest is a ________ dilemma.

When explanations of police deviance focus on a small number of offenders, they ignore

________ principally evaluates the psychological assumptions, attitudes, and principles (as well as developmental matters) associated with morality.

________ describes a form of human motivation whereby our decisions and actions are motivated primarily, if not exclusively, by our own interests.

Psychological egoism eliminates the possibility of:

Three fundamental controversies examined within the realm of moral psychology include:

In his Republic, ________ tells the story of Gyges, a poor shepherd who gains the power of invisibility, but eventually uses this power immorally.

Psychological egoism does not concern itself with:

A(n) ________ desire to help others is a moral desire; having such moral desires demonstrates that we can be ________ people.

________ is a normative variation of egoism which holds that we should always act in such a way that we rationally maximize our self interests.

Before we begin to talk about why we _____ be moral, we need to first ask whether we ______ be moral.

As a way to neutralize feelings of guilt, the statement "The people I arrest deserve to be roughed up a little" is an example of

A traditional typology of prison corruption includes:

Within moral philosophy, religion has been employed as a for moral values and as a source of for moral behavior.

A(n) desire to help others is a moral desire; having such moral desires demonstrates that we can be people.

Before we begin to talk about why we _ be moral, we need to first ask whether we __ be moral.