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a. acts designed to respect the patient's autonomy b. acts designed to promote a sense of justice in a society's healthcare c. acts designed to promote the greatest good to the greatest number d. acts designed to promote the overall benefit to a patient e. none of the above 8.) According to the Tri-Council Code, which of the following IS NOT among its guiding ethical principles: a. Balancing harms and benefits b. Vulnerable persons c. Maximizing research progress d. Justice e. Human dignity 9.) When we discussed Kant in class, I mentioned that one of the categorical imperatives was also known as the practical imperative. Which of the following is the "practical imperative:" a. act in a way that should be everyone's duty b. act in a way to promote the greatest good c. act in a way to minimize evil in society d. act in total adherence to your duties e. act in a way that you never use a person solely as a means to your ends 10.) Which of these did I say was the principle of utility? a. promote the good to those with whom you have a relationship b. respect the autonomy of patients c. promote justice d. bring about the greatest good to the greatest number e. Promote human rights as moral eights 11.) In "On Liberty" J.S. Mill said that you should have autonomy except in three situations. Which of the following IS NOT one of those: a. you don't understand or are incapable of reflecting on your choices and actions b. there are hidden dangers c. there are known dangers and you want to do them anyway d. you will interfere with the autonomy of others 18.) In class we talked about vulnerable populations in research. Which of the following characteristics IS NOT part of vulnerable populations: a. There is an institutionalized parity in power b. An inability to respect their own best interests c. Must consider punishment or reward before participating d. Susceptible to power 19.) The word "autonomy" literally means: a. self-immolation b. self-flagellation c. self-rule Downloaded by Karina Han (carolli3237@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|24276050

b. An appeal to ethical non-naturalism c. An appeal to Kant's notion of honesty as a universal duty d. An appeal to the greater good (aka J.S. Mill) e. None of the above 37.) Equipoise is: a. A really, really effective pain reliever commonly abused by ethicists b. A position of uncertainty about the effectiveness of one treatment compared to another c. A position of certainty about the effectiveness of one treatment compared to another d. A position of indifference about the effectiveness of one treatment compared to another e. None of the above 38) The Declaration of Helsinki (1964) articulated a difference between therapy and research. The main difference being: a. The aims of the intervention b. The primary benefactor c. One is purely scientific and the other is humanitarian d. All of the above (a-c) e. None of the above (a-d) 39.) In class, we discussed the difference between informed consent in research and in healthcare. a. The difference being in the issue of coercion b. The difference being in the issue of inducement c. The difference being in the right to healthcare and no right to be a research subject d. The difference being in the issue of autonomy and being a vulnerable population e. None of the above 40.) Glannon says that feminist ethics is a kind of extension of virtue ethics, how so? a. Feminist ethics places a great emphasis on care expressed within relationships b. He thinks both ethical theories are totally bullshit c. They both place a high value of teleological concerns d. They both focus on individual pursuit of pushing the ethical boundaries e. None of the above https://www.studocu.com/en-ca/document/the-university-of-western-ontario/ethics-in-health-s cience/2610-midterm-answers/52644886 Downloaded by Karina Han (carolli3237@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|24276050

E. They are knowable 15.) As discussed in the lecture, which of the following is an example of the "genetic fallacy?" A. The Catholic Church's argument against Medical Assistance in Dying is predictable given where it comes from. B. What do you know? The Black Lives Matter movement thinks that this behaviour is racist. C. Of course, Western administration wants to use Proctortrack, given the way they've run things since COVID happened. D. All of the above 16.) According to Roger Crisp, Plato articulated "virtue" as defined by: A. Consisting in knowledge B. Constituted by human happiness C. A form of hedonic knowledge D. Based on knowing what to do E. All of the above 17.) Paul Boghossian, in his interview on moral relativism, noted that at the root of moral relativism, there is a key belief or assumption. Which of the following is it? A. That diversity in moral opinions is critical B. That diversity in moral opinions is not critical C. That rational resolution to disagreement is impossible D. That postmodernism has rendered objectivity unusable E. None of the above 18.) Two Supreme Court of Canada rulings - Arato v. Avedon [1993] &Hopp v. Lepp [1980] - established what? A. That patients have the right to give informed consent B. That patients have a right to be told the truth C. That patients have the right to sue in the event of medical error D. That patients can refuse blood transfusions for religious reasons E. None of the above 19.) In your listening about the "yuk factor" Julien Savulescu stated that intuitions had no value in making moral decisions because: A. Intuitions had no evolutionary value in our past B. Intuitions are always wrong C. Intuitionism interferes with the pursuit of moral realism D. Intuitions are not pragmatic E. None of the above 20.) Philip Pettit discusses the defense of torture as consequentialist using which justification: A. It promotes the greatest good and prevents harm B. That respect for the laws against torture is not imperative Downloaded by Karina Han (carolli3237@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|24276050