Having an Adequate Program to Report Fraud Is Vital to the Success

question 13

Multiple Choice

Having an adequate program to report fraud is vital to the success of an organization's efforts to detect and deter fraud. Which of the following is a key point that should be emphasized in such a program?

• A) If everyone works together, fraud, waste, and abuse can be completely eliminated within the organization.
• B) There is an exact method for reporting suspected wrongdoing.
• C) Penalties may be assessed on employees who report inaccurate information, regardless of intent.
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process whereby behaviors are influenced by consequences, including reinforcement and punishment, as proposed by B.F. Skinner.

Fundamental Principle

A basic concept or underlying rule that is foundational to a system, theory, or scientific discipline, guiding thinking and action.

Favourable Consequences

Positive outcomes or rewards that are likely to encourage a particular behavior to be repeated.

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that satisfies a basic survival need and thus inherently reinforces and increases the likelihood of a behavior associated with it.