Question

The _____ is also called the "television test," for it requires us to imagine that our actions are being broadcast on national television.
A) Golden Rule Test
B) Public Disclosure Test
C) Universalization Test
D) Ethical Test

Answer 1

Answer:

B) Public Disclosure Test

Explanation:

Public disclosure tests are part of ethical considerations that a business deliberates over in decision-making. Ethical decision-making requires considering the good of all people before deciding. The public disclosure test is among the three models of ethical decision-making that considers the needs of others.

In the public disclosure test, the business weighs whether it would find pride in being associated with a decision. The test here is whether the company would be willing to have its decision broadcasted to everybody. The phrase 'television test' implies that the business should ask itself it will be proud of its decisions should they be aired on public television for everybody to see.