Chapter 3

2. Moral ___ is the ability to make ethical decisions independently of external pressures.
5. The moral reasoning level typically reached by adults
6. The first level of moral development in Kohlberg's theory, typical of children.
7. One of the legal issues covered under engineering responsibility.
10. A disaster that illustrates the effect of a lack of knowledge engineer.
13. Legal ___ are governed by national laws, industry regulations, and safety standards.
15. A moral issue involving reporting failures to maintain honesty.
17. Highland Towers investigators pointed to this as a cause for the collapse.
19. Inquiries focused on understanding what happened and evaluating consequences.
20. Ethics is defined as the study of the ___ of human actions.
21. The theorist who emphasized care, compassion, and relationships.
22. The site of the world's worst industrial gas tragedy in 1984.

1. A quality professionals profess commitment to, alongside competence and morality.
2. Professionals are ___ to those they serve and to society.
3. One of the health effects, such as Down ___, caused by radiation after Chernobyl.
4. Inquiries that ask what should be done in a particular situation.
8. Responsibility involving the choice of sustainable practices to minimize impact.
9. The theorist who proposed six stages of moral reasoning.
11. Reporting unsafe or unethical practices, often part of moral accountability.
12. Inquiries focused on determining what is right or wrong in a given context.
14. Occurs when one must choose between options associated with a moral conflict.
16. This requirement is often weighed against cost in a common moral dilemma.
18. A disciplined group possessing special knowledge and skills accepted by the public.