B A 300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Cognitive Bias, Virtue Ethics, Implicit-Association Test
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Facilitators of and barriers to good ethical judgement. Weaknesses and biases in decision making have direct implications for ethical decision making. People try to reduce uncertainty and simplify their world. Being in charge and able to predict events is a highly valued characteristic. May look for the wrong ones or stop looking too soon because you think you already have all the facts you need. Being overconfident can make someone stop searching for more facts of support. Tendency to look for info that proves us right and neglect otherwise. Think of ways you could be wrong. People often reduce number of consequences to consider and ignore ones that affect only a few people. People make decisions out of self interest. Consequences to self is more important to people. When consequences of multiple alternatives are ambiguous people tend to choose the alternative they personally prefer rather than the one that is more just.
