In One of the Case Studies in the Textbook, Albert

question 9

Multiple Choice

In one of the case studies in the textbook, Albert Miano, the facilities supervisor for a popular magazine, submitted phony invoices. When Miano received the checks for the phony invoices, he forged the contractor's signature. He then endorsed the check in his own name. What controls weaknesses did the company have that facilitated Miano's scheme?

• A) Employees in the accounts payable department did not follow departmental procedures.
• B) Accounts payable never checked signatures on the invoices against the authorized signatures on file.
• C) Miano was allowed to pick up the approved invoices from the administrative vice-president's office and deliver them to the accounts payable department.
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Doorbell Rings

A sound signaling someone at the door, commonly used in psychological experiments to study conditioned responses.

Schedules of Reinforcement

The specific patterns and rules of delivering reinforcements in operant conditioning that influence the strength and rate of behavior.

Reinforcement Contingencies

Conditions under which the reinforcement of a behavior increases the likelihood of the behavior's occurrence.

Antecedents

Events or conditions that precede a behavior and influence its occurrence.