Ethics Quiz Study

autonomy

Self-directing freedom

bias

A tendency or inclination toward one thing over another

censor

To delete, hide or exclude something because it is offensive or problematic

cognitive dissonance

Inner conflict resulting from incompatible beliefs held at the same time

compassion

Sympathetic awareness of others’ distress combined with a desire to lessen it

culpable

Guilty of doing something wrong

ethics

A system for determining what is right and wrong

genocide

The deliberate destruction of a religious, racial, national, or cultural group

impartial

Not partial or biased, treating or affecting all equally

motivation

Something which moves as individual to action

objectivity

An opinion or belief based on facts instead of bias

partisan

Strong and sometimes blind loyalty to a particular group, cause, or person; used most often in politics

peace

Security or order within a community provided for by law or custom AND/OR harmony in personal relations

prejudice

A preconceived and irrational attitude of hostility

ableism

Prejudice based on physical ability or disability

classism

Prejudice based on social or economic class

racism

Prejudice based on race

sexism

Prejudice based on gender or sex

relativism

The view that ethical truths change depending on the individuals and groups holding them

responsibility

Something you have to take ownership of and care for

rights

Powers or privileges to which a person is justly entitled

subjectivity

An opinion or belief based on bias instead of facts

systemic

Part of a major social, economic, or political practice

violence

The use of force to damage or destroy