Ethan and Heather see a man stumbling around as he walks down the street. Ethan, who belongs to Alcoholics Anonymous, thinks the
man is drunk, but Heather, who just watched a TV special on Michael J. Fox, thinks the man has Parkinson's disease. These differing interpretations of the same behavior seem to be caused by Ethan and Heather's differences in__________
Ethan and Heather see a man stumbling around as he walks down the street. Ethan, who belongs to Alcoholics Anonymous, thinks the man is drunk, but Heather, who just watched a TV special on Michael J. Fox, thinks the man has Parkinson's disease. These differing interpretations of the same behavior seem to be caused by Ethan and Heather's differences in <u>accessibility</u>
Ethan and Heather's opinions of the situation are accessibility based. Their opinions were formed based on the information they have access to. Opinions are formed based on the information we have access to from the media, by association and some other avenues. Ethan was fast to classify the man as drunk because of the information he has about the characteristics of a drunk from being a member of Alcoholics Anonymous and Heather's opinion was formed as a result of the information he got via television.
Nathan is faced with an ethical dilemma because he is concerned about the consequences of his actions. He is particularly how he will feel after engaging in the unethical act that the supervisor has asked
