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Decision-making in the field of psychology refers to a cognitive process that results in a selection among multiple possible solutions in a situation (Colman, 2008). Decision-making is based on available information from the environment as well as intrinsic information and existing schemas (Rogerson, Gottlieb, Handelsman, Knapp & Younggren, 2011). These internal schemas, along with knowledge and personal preferences, influence the decision-making process. Ethical decision-making differs from "normal" decision-making in that ethical standards influence the decision maker 's choice (Rogerson et al., 2011). Numerous professions and organization adhere to some form of ethical standards including business,

This journal contains my reflections of the Ethics Game simulation assignment. The purpose of this assignment is to help me understand how to make ethical decisions using a decision model.

This paper explores the things that have influenced my moral worldview. It includes insight on what I consider when making decisions. I discuss who and what I look too when deciding my morals and what I consider to be right and wrong.

Paul Zak’s “Can a molecule make us moral” is very interesting in a lot of ways. It really shows a lot of different scenarios where there can be a good moral decision and a bad moral decision. Paul Zak said that morality is like “the earthly basis of all decisions” which when you think about it it is very true. Most if not all decisions we make have morality behind them whether it be a good or bad decision. With all of this to consider and how morality can change decisions with good or bad influence do we actually make the decisions or is it all morality. It actually is us just with a certain molecule called Oxytocin. It is a molecule released when you sense trust or have a certain feeling with another person. Paul Zak said a good example of this is the Pigeon Drop con where say”you work at a gas station and a man comes to the front desk with a pearl necklace and he says he just found it. You get a call 5 minutes later from a man saying he is looking for it he was in the bathroom 20 minutes ago. He says he will give the man a 200 dollar reward and he’ll be on his way. The man says he can’t because he has a job interview so you decide to split it so he gives you the necklace and you give him the 100 dollars. Well turns out that was Oxytocin falling for the con, the necklace is fake and they just got 100 dollars and that guy is never showing up for the necklace.” The Oxytocin in your brain surged when he showed you he

Rebecca Saxe’s Do the Right Thing: Cognitive Science’s Search for a Common Morality analyzes multiple research studies performed on the ethical ideas of morality. Saxe uses three current studies to validate her argument, including a Harvard internet study, research on the cognitive activity in the brains of an infant, and analysis of brain imaging using an fMRI. She uses logos and ethos in this essay to support her argument that scientific research will never fully explain the process that a human takes to make a sound, moral judgement, despite all of the innovative studies being performed. Saxe begins her argument by presenting a scenario that helps the reader to further understand the topic being discussed: moral dilemmas. The scenario includes

In Ruggiero’s book, Thinking Critically about Ethical Issues, he explains that there are three basic criteria for making ethical decision and aiding in moral actions. A moral action is, “one that demonstrates respect for persons by honoring the relevant obligations and ideals and by producing favorable consequences.” (Ruggiero, 81) The three basic criteria are obligations, the moral ideals and consequences. Ruggiero believes that when making a decision, one should first understand the details. Second, one needs to understand the obligations, the moral ideal and the consequences of his or her action. We will furthermore go into each criterion

When we make a decision, we determine whether something is morally or immoral based on our personal VABES. There may be nothing ethically wrong with the situation but a person may feel that it is goes against their personal morally values based on their personal VABES. Ethics are established based on acceptable behaviors for groups and individuals (Clawson, 2012). People base what they consider to be ethical off of their VABES and understanding of what is right and wrong. A person determines whether an act is ethical based off their values and beliefs that they have developed a for a lifetime. When making any decision the person must have a clear understanding of whether not it is an ethical or non-ethical decision and if it goes against their beliefs. Legality is another important part of decision-making any concerns individuals abiding by laws put in place by society (Clawson, 2012). Whether something is legal or illegal is very important when making a decision. When a person finds it unethical or morally wrong to commit an illegal act is based off their VABES. In any decision, a person must consider whether an act or decision will go against their ethical beliefs. They must also consider whether it is important and matches their personal

Rushworth Kidder suggests that decision-making is driven by our core values, morals and integrity, and that some decisions fall into one of two categories: Moral Temptations and Ethical Dilemmas.

“When we make an ethical judgment, we must extricate ourselves from the emotions of a particular situation to look at the matter objectively” (Robison & Reeser, 2002, p. 22-23). Although in an ideal

According to Pollock (2017), when faced with moral judgment, one should look at four elements. The first element is Act. The concept of an act is more concerns with the intention and motive of the behavior. In this case, it would be necessary to know the intent of the action to judge whether the act is moral or immoral. The second element is Only Human Acts which only apply to humans because humans are believed to be the only animals that have the capability to judge whether something is moral or immoral. The third element is Free Will, which states that moral responsibility is not assigned to a person who is not aware of what is going on around them to be capable of deciding on whether something is right or wrong. The fourth element is Affects Others, which proclaimed that behavior is judged when such behavior affects others.

The video of “The Trolley Problem” presents the scenario where the audience is given the choice of either switching the path of a trolley (via a switch) to kill one worker and killing five workers. After the audience watching the video weigh the pros and cons in a split second, more than likely, the audience will choose to kill the one person to save the five. Then the scenario changes, instead of switching the track to kill the one worker, the audience would push a fat man from a bridge that’s above the tracks to stop the trolley and save the five workers. In this scenario, the narrator suggests lots of people are willing to switch the path of the trolley to kill the one worker, but many people wouldn’t push the fat man off the bridge despite having similar consequences as the first scenario. These scenarios develop the theory that moral decisions are decided with consideration of outcome, but manner being the ultimate factor.

I assert that for a moral system to be necessary and applicable, there must exist a moral agent who possesses both the desire and the ability to choose. By denoting certain actions or ways of being as better, a moral system implies that there are also other potential actions and ways of being that are worse. The individual must choose between them. Without this element of choice, an action has no moral qualification. For example, a computer acts, but it does not choose its action. Consequently, while a computer can be judged better or worse in its ability to carry out an action, it cannot be judged responsible for the action. Rather, the person who uses or creates the computer is in fact responsible, for it is that person who chooses for it to act in a particular way. In a moral system, choice, responsibility, and the viability of judgment are linked inextricably.

From the reading, I understand that people think and act differently when faced with ethical issues. For one to make a rational decision, an extensive process of judgment is required (Bandura, Caprara, & Zsolnai, 2000). For an individual to be responsible, he or she should put into consideration the magnitude of the consequences of the actions, social

While looking at Ethics, we can see the direct correlation and relationship that it has on our decision making. Ethics ties in the assumption that one has moral knowledge. This thought is produced to support the notion that one’s moralistic values directly influence the knowledge or perception on knowledge. Moral obligation is thought to require some form of action, again bringing in the notion that one’s moral belief system plays a huge part in the shaping of their conclusions. A conclusion can be defined by a judgement or decision reached by reasoning, bringing in the thought that this could possibly be a contemplative decision. There are so many ethical implications that support ones

Ford and Richardson (1994) the model of ethical decision-making is generally detached by individual factors and situational factors, which in situational factors is the most important.