Personal ethics determine what an individual believes about which of the following?

• A. Leadership styles and traits
• B. Morality and right and wrong
• C. Emotional and cognitive reactivity
• D. Morality and rules and regulations

Answer: (B)

Personal ethics are the internal beliefs about what is morally right or wrong and the standards a person uses to judge actions. Because ethics act as an internal compass, they shape how someone views ethical issues and makes decisions, guiding integrity and professional conduct even when rules or external pressures are involved. That’s why the best fit is morality and right and wrong.

The other options describe aspects influenced by ethics but not the internal belief system itself: leadership styles and traits are about how someone leads; emotional and cognitive reactivity is about how a person responds in situations; morality and rules and regulations mix internal beliefs with external standards, but personal ethics specifically refer to the internal sense of right and wrong.