Incrementalism Incrementalism is the slippery slope whereby people’s actions evolve from small, technical violations to larger, more significant wrongs. View
Hedonism Hedonism is a form of consequentialism that approves of actions that produce pleasure and avoid pain. View
Groupthink Groupthink occurs when people’s desire to maintain group loyalty trumps all other factors, including abiding by their personal code of ethics. View
Framing Framing describes how people’s responses to ethical (and other) issues are affected by the frame of reference through which they view the issues. View
Fiduciary Duty A Fiduciary Duty is a legal obligation to act in the best interest of another rather than one’s self. View
Fundamental Attribution Error The Fundamental Attribution Error is the tendency people have to attribute others’ actions to their character, ignoring the impact that situational factors might have on that behavior. View
Ethical Fading Ethical Fading occurs when people focus on some other aspect of a decision so that the ethical dimensions of the choice fade from view. View
Ethics Ethics refers to both moral principles and to the study of people’s moral obligations in society. View
Diffusion of Responsibility Diffusion of Responsibility occurs when people fail to take action because they assume that since others nearby are not acting, action is not appropriate. View
Deontology Deontology is an ethical theory that uses rules to discern the moral course of action. View