Question

Which is the instrumental view regarding motivation to become ethical?

a. jump on the "bandwagon" to appear more legitimate without becoming more ethical.
b. be self-motivated to "do it right" regardless of social pressures.
c. good ethics are a way to achieve good profits.
d. ethics is an instrument to impose the values of the elite on the masses.
e. ethics is a game that is played like a musical instrument?

Answer 1

C. Good ethics are a way to achieve good profits

The Instrumental view describes ethics as a means to an end. Meaning that ethical behavior is a tool to achieve a goal. An example of this would be a store owner being polite to customers. His politeness is the ethical behavior that keeps his customers coming back and increases his profits.