5. The coach of a high school football team decides to allow girls to play football on the same team as boys. He made this decision because he did not believe that it was fair to exclude girls from the team if they wanted to play. What view, or ethical principle, did the coach use to make this decision? Outilitarian view Orights view Ojustice view O social view 6. Which of the following strategies is best to avoid groupthink? Oavailability heuristic Obrainstorming O escalation of commitment Othe utilitarian view

5. The coach of a high school football team decides to allow girls to play football on the same team as boys. He made this decision because he did not believe that it was fair to exclude girls from the team if they wanted to play. What view, or ethical principle, did the coach use to make this decision? Outilitarian view Orights view Ojustice view O social view 6. Which of the following strategies is best to avoid groupthink? Oavailability heuristic Obrainstorming O escalation of commitment Othe utilitarian view

Principles of Microeconomics

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305156050

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter22: Frontiers Of Microeconomics

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