| A | B |
| Moral sensitivity | ability to recognize the presence of ethical issues, questions, and temptations |
| Ethical judgment | ability to decide on the best or right course of action—to be able to make a responsible ethical judgment. |
| Ethical motivation | personal disposition to do the right thing. You have to have a strong inner desire to be a good person and to live a good life |
| Ethical character | having the self-discipline and courage to follow through in difficult situations and to do what you know you should, even under extreme pressure. |
| Justice | impartial fairness, equity |
| Moral development | the process of growing more ethically mature. |
| Social contract | represents the deepest values and beliefs of a society. |
| Universal ethical principles | ethical principles that are self-chosen and universal |
| Caring | means “looking out for the interests of someone or something”. |
| Inner conflict | a force within you that constantly pushes you toward higher stages of ethical reasoning. |
| Fear of change | the force within people keeping them from moving up. (Inner conflict competes with the fear of change.) |