How We Make Decisions”
You find $20 on the ground. Do you (a) keep it, (b) look for who dropped it, or (c) buy coffee for a stranger?
(b) look for who dropped it,Deontological ethics (duty-based) → says:
→ You should try to find the rightful owner because it’s your moral duty to respect property.
Your friend pays you back with money you suspect came from something shady. Do you return it or keep quiet?
Return it or ask directly — being silent can make you complicit.
In hiring, you must choose between two applicants: one highly competent but dishonest, the other honest but less skilled. Which choice reflects ethical management?
a) Choose competence — results matter most.
b) Choose honesty — moral integrity sustains trust.
c) Hire both temporarily to observe their performance.
d) Reject both to avoid bias.
b) – Honesty forms the foundation of ethical relationships and responsible leadership.
A person chooses a simple life with modest income but spends time volunteering, maintaining strong family ties, and enjoying nature.
According to ethical and psychological principles, how is this lifestyle best described?
a) Materially poor but spiritually unfulfilled.
b) Financially limited but emotionally rich.
c) Economically irresponsible.
d) Detached from reality
b) – True well-being arises from meaning, connection, and balance rather than wealth alone.
You promised to help a friend move, but a big job interview gets scheduled the same day. What do you choose — loyalty or opportunity?
Ethically, you should prioritize commitments but communicate early — integrity + responsibility balance.
company offers you money to post a fake positive review. What sins are involved if you accepted
Lying + Greed → Dishonesty motivated by profit.
A business owner discovers that a competitor is struggling financially. She has the opportunity to purchase their company at a very low price. What is the most ethical decision?
a) Purchase immediately — it’s a smart business move.
b) Negotiate fairly and offer a reasonable price.
c) Wait until the company collapses, then buy it cheaper.
d) Avoid involvement entirely.
Fair negotiation respects justice and integrity over exploitation.
A study finds that individuals who earn enough to meet their basic needs report higher life satisfaction, but additional income brings diminishing returns.
What does this imply about the relationship between money and happiness?
a) Money directly determines happiness.
b) Beyond a certain level, money’s impact on happiness decreases.
c) Happiness is entirely unrelated to income.
d) Only wealthy people can be truly content
b) – Happiness rises until essential needs are met; beyond that, emotional and relational factors become more significant
Would you lie to protect someone’s feelings even if honesty could help them grow?
Short-term kindness can harm long-term growth. Honesty with empathy is ideal.
You’re offered free concert tickets from a company that wants you to promote their brand online. You don’t like the brand. Do you accept?
If it’s harmless marketing, fine — but if it feels manipulative, refuse. Integrity > perks.
You can either donate $1000 to charity or use it to start a business that might employ others later. What’s truly more moral?
use it to start a business only if your goal is to create honest, sustainable jobs — not just profit.
This question isn’t about what’s “good” but what’s better long-term:
Donating $1000 helps immediately but briefly (short-term good).
Investing it ethically to create jobs helps continuously (long-term good).
Studies show that when individuals receive unexpected financial rewards, the brain’s dopaminergic reward system is activated — the same system involved in motivation and pleasure.
From an ethical and psychological perspective, what is the main implication of this finding?
a) Money produces genuine long-term happiness through brain stimulation.
b) The brain’s reward response to money is temporary, showing that pleasure from wealth fades quickly.
c) Dopamine levels prove that wealth is the ultimate source of human satisfaction.
d) Ethical behavior depends entirely on financial incentives.
b) – The brain’s reward system reacts strongly to financial gain, but the effect is short-lived.
If an AI could make all your life decisions perfectly — would you let it? Or do you value freedom to make mistakes?
Freedom matters more than perfection — moral growth comes from mistakes.
A charity receives donations from a corrupt billionaire. Should they accept the money and do good with it — or refuse it to stay pure?
transparency exists and harm stops, money can redeem purpose — but silence equals complicity.
Jesus taught, “You cannot serve both God and money” (Matthew 6:24).
What ethical principle does this teaching most clearly express?
a) Wealth and faith cannot coexist under any circumstance.
b) Moral integrity requires rejecting all material possessions.
c) Divided loyalties between spiritual and material priorities lead to moral compromise.
d) Poverty is the only path to spiritual purity.
c) – The verse warns against allowing material gain to dominate one’s values. True morality demands that wealth serve goodness, not replace it.
A highly paid professional feels constant stress, exhaustion, and lack of purpose, while a teacher earns modestly but feels fulfilled and content.
From an ethical standpoint, what conclusion can be drawn?
a) Wealth ensures a better quality of life.
b) Fulfillment is independent of income when work aligns with values.
c) The teacher’s happiness is accidental.
d) Stress is an unavoidable price of success
b) – Purpose-driven work brings intrinsic satisfaction that wealth cannot replace
A philosopher says: “Good intentions don’t excuse bad outcomes.” Argue for or against — does how you decide matter more than what happens?
Both intention and consequence matter; morality lies in awareness of both.
You’re offered a dream job at a company that’s legal but morally questionable (e.g., fast fashion or gambling). Do you take it?
Depends on your boundaries: if you can’t justify the impact, walk away — self-respect lasts longer than salary.
The Bible teaches, “For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil” (1 Timothy 6:10).
In light of this verse, what is the most accurate moral interpretation?
a) Money itself is evil and should be rejected.
b) The desire for wealth, when excessive, leads to moral corruption.
c) Wealth is a divine reward that proves righteousness.
d) Only poor people can truly live virtuously.
b) – Scripture condemns not money itself, but the disordered love of it—greed and attachment that make wealth a higher good than faith, integrity, or compassion.
he Bible teaches, “Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice” (Proverbs 16:8).
Which interpretation best reflects this verse’s moral message?
a) Poverty is holier than wealth.
b) Happiness comes from moral integrity, not material gain.
c) Success justifies any means.
d) Wealth is inherently sinful.
b) – Ethical living and inner peace outweigh wealth obtained without justice.