Chapter 2 Flashcards
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a difficult situation in which an individual is confronted to choose between two or more alternative actions to resolve the problem
dilemma
a type of dilemma that is described as different criteria, same behavior
classic dilemma
a type of dilemma that is described as same process, different criteria applied at a a different time
temporal dilemma
a type of dilemma that is described as different behaviors, different criteria
orthogonal dilemma
a type of dilemma that is described as different behavior, different time
sequential dilemma
a type of dilemma that is described as being split across unequal status
unequal dilemma
defined as any situation in which the person making the decision experiences a conflict between the moral rightness of a decision and the quality it produces
moral dilemma
a type of moral dilemma that in which an individual has a choice to be made between two options, neither of which resolves the situation in an ethically acceptable fashion
personal dilemma