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I'm doing a paper in psych about moral development, and need volunteers...
if you're bored and want to help me out read the situations behind the cut and answer the questions!
Thanks HoMos!
1.) A store clerk at a pharmacy is approached by a woman with an infant who is obviously poor. She tells the clerk that she only has $5 and the medicine she needs for her very sick baby is $25, she wants a discount. The clerk tells her that he can’t give her a discount as it’s company policy to sell items at full price, he’ll get in trouble if he gives her a discount. A few minutes later the store clerk sees the woman slip the medicine into her bag.
1. Should the clerk ignore it, and let her take the medicine or confront her and take the medicine back?
1a. Why or why not?
2. Does the store clerk have the right to tell the woman she can’t have med icine for her ill child?
2a. Why or why not?
3. Does stealing the medicine have anything to do with being a good mother?
3a. Why or why not?
4. Is the fact that she asked first important in the situation?
.
4a. Why or why not?
5. In general, is stealing wrong and Why?
6. Is it important to help someone you don't know well and probably won't see again?
6a. Why or why not?
7. What do you think is the most important thing the store clerk should be concerned about in his/her relationship with the customer?
7a. Why is that the most important thing?
8. In thinking back over the dilemma, what would you say is the most responsible thing for the store clerk to do in this situation?
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2.) Sydney's parents are fairly wealthy but don't believe that Sydney needs to pursue a post-secondary education, as she can simply work at the family hardware store. Sydney insists that she wants to go to college, but her parents refuse to pay her tuition.
Sydney decides to apply for a government granted student loan. Because of her parents' wealth, she will not be granted the loan. Sydney knows the government only checks 1 in 10 student loan applications for fraud.
1. Should Sydney tell the truth and include her parents in her application, and most likely not go to school, or should she say that her parents are deceased, commit fraud, and most likely be granted the money to attend school?
1a. Why or why not?
2. Do Syd’s parents have the right to tell her she can’t attend school?
2a. Why or why not?
3. Does lying on the application have anything to
do with being a bad person?
3a. Why or why not?
4. Is the fact that she ’s asking to go to college and not asking for a loan to buy a sports car important in the situation?
4a. Why or why not?
5. In general, is lying to the government wrong?
5a. Why?
6. Is it important to obey someone you don't know well and probably won't see again?
6a. Why or why not?
7. In thinking back over the dilemma, what would you say is the most responsible thing for Sydney to do in this situation?
7a. Why?
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3.) Susie is 13 and deeply depressed. One day she confides in her friend, Jack, that she sometimes cuts herself when she wants to feel better. Jack is concerned and wants to alert her parents. Susie then says, “If anyone besides you found out, I’d probably kill myself…”
1. Should Jack tell her parents, or keep it to himself ?
1a. Why or why not?
2. Does Jack have an obligation to tell Susie’s parents?
2a. Why or why not?
3. Does telling her parents make Jack a bad friend?
3a. Why or why not?
4. Would NOT telling her parents make Jack a bad
person?
4a. Why or why not?
5. Does Jack have an obligation to keep the information to himself?
5a. Why?
6. Is it important to try and help someone even though they might not want help ?
6a. Why or why not?
7. In general, is complete trust important in a friendship?
8. What do you think is the most important thing the Jack should be concerned about?
8a. Why is that the most important thing?
9. In thinking back over the dilemma, what would you say is the most responsible thing for Jack to do in this situation?
9a. Why ?
I'm doing a paper in psych about moral development, and need volunteers...
if you're bored and want to help me out read the situations behind the cut and answer the questions!
Thanks HoMos!
1.) A store clerk at a pharmacy is approached by a woman with an infant who is obviously poor. She tells the clerk that she only has $5 and the medicine she needs for her very sick baby is $25, she wants a discount. The clerk tells her that he can’t give her a discount as it’s company policy to sell items at full price, he’ll get in trouble if he gives her a discount. A few minutes later the store clerk sees the woman slip the medicine into her bag.
1. Should the clerk ignore it, and let her take the medicine or confront her and take the medicine back?
1a. Why or why not?
2. Does the store clerk have the right to tell the woman she can’t have med icine for her ill child?
2a. Why or why not?
3. Does stealing the medicine have anything to do with being a good mother?
3a. Why or why not?
4. Is the fact that she asked first important in the situation?
.
4a. Why or why not?
5. In general, is stealing wrong and Why?
6. Is it important to help someone you don't know well and probably won't see again?
6a. Why or why not?
7. What do you think is the most important thing the store clerk should be concerned about in his/her relationship with the customer?
7a. Why is that the most important thing?
8. In thinking back over the dilemma, what would you say is the most responsible thing for the store clerk to do in this situation?
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2.) Sydney's parents are fairly wealthy but don't believe that Sydney needs to pursue a post-secondary education, as she can simply work at the family hardware store. Sydney insists that she wants to go to college, but her parents refuse to pay her tuition.
Sydney decides to apply for a government granted student loan. Because of her parents' wealth, she will not be granted the loan. Sydney knows the government only checks 1 in 10 student loan applications for fraud.
1. Should Sydney tell the truth and include her parents in her application, and most likely not go to school, or should she say that her parents are deceased, commit fraud, and most likely be granted the money to attend school?
1a. Why or why not?
2. Do Syd’s parents have the right to tell her she can’t attend school?
2a. Why or why not?
3. Does lying on the application have anything to
do with being a bad person?
3a. Why or why not?
4. Is the fact that she ’s asking to go to college and not asking for a loan to buy a sports car important in the situation?
4a. Why or why not?
5. In general, is lying to the government wrong?
5a. Why?
6. Is it important to obey someone you don't know well and probably won't see again?
6a. Why or why not?
7. In thinking back over the dilemma, what would you say is the most responsible thing for Sydney to do in this situation?
7a. Why?
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3.) Susie is 13 and deeply depressed. One day she confides in her friend, Jack, that she sometimes cuts herself when she wants to feel better. Jack is concerned and wants to alert her parents. Susie then says, “If anyone besides you found out, I’d probably kill myself…”
1. Should Jack tell her parents, or keep it to himself ?
1a. Why or why not?
2. Does Jack have an obligation to tell Susie’s parents?
2a. Why or why not?
3. Does telling her parents make Jack a bad friend?
3a. Why or why not?
4. Would NOT telling her parents make Jack a bad
person?
4a. Why or why not?
5. Does Jack have an obligation to keep the information to himself?
5a. Why?
6. Is it important to try and help someone even though they might not want help ?
6a. Why or why not?
7. In general, is complete trust important in a friendship?
8. What do you think is the most important thing the Jack should be concerned about?
8a. Why is that the most important thing?
9. In thinking back over the dilemma, what would you say is the most responsible thing for Jack to do in this situation?
9a. Why ?