Ethical Issues

 

Personal Ethics Survey

Age:

Gender: M or F

1. Choose your top 5 values and rate them 1-5 in order of importance to you.

Money__ Strength__
Power/Status__ Intelligence__
Respect__ Education__
Family__ Happiness__
Friends__ Nationality__
Security__ Ethnicity__
Honesty__ Talent_
Love __ Profession__
Religion__ Personal Goals__
Relationship__ Equality__
Beauty__ Trust__
Popularity__ Tenacity__
Athletic Prowess__ Confidence__

 

2. What is your response to the following situations? Please write the number that applies next to the question. Some of the questions may not apply to you, so just leave them blank.


1 2 3 4 5
very wrong neutral right very
wrong right

Taking a test and then telling your friend what questions were asked.

Taking credit for someone else's work.

Cheating on your significant other if you knew they would never find out.

Cheating on your significant other and then not telling them.

Getting a powerful family friend to help you get into college.

Hiring an expert to help with college admission essays and the admissions process.

Taking a class to improve your SAT scores.

Saying that you are older than you really are.

Using a fake ID to purchase alcohol.

Using marijuana.

Using cocaine.

You notice that your friend is drunk at a dance and do not turn them in.

You notice someone who is not your friend and is drunk at a dance and turn them in.

Telling the parents of an anorexic friend that your friend has an eating disorder when he/she confided in you.

You hear your friend making a racist/homophobic joke and do not stop them.

You see a car accident but do not stop as a witness because you are in a hurry.

You see a stranger screaming (and/or hitting) their child in a public place and tell the parent that it is inappropriate.

A young high school girl becomes pregnant and gets an abortion.

This same girl gets an abortion without the knowledge of her parents because they would disown her.

A teenage boy has unprotected sex with a long time friend because he's pretty sure she doesn't have any diseases.

A man steals an old woman's purse and you don't do anything to stop him.

Keeping incorrect change when the cashier makes a mistake.

You see a homeless man on the street and ignore him as he asks for money.

You find a wallet (with an ID) and don't return the wallet.

You can have any wish come true, but it means that a random person in the world would die.