Approximately of All Frauds Are Committed by an Individual Acting

question 18

Multiple Choice

Approximately of all frauds are committed by an individual acting alone. The remaining involve collusion and often involve the thefts.

• A) 63%, 37%, smallest
• B) 71%, 29%, largest
• C) 47%, 53%, smallest
• D) 18%, 82%, largest

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Definitions:

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person.

Life Instincts

In psychoanalysis, these are the drives or instincts that are directed towards preservation and enhancement of life, including basic needs such as hunger and sex.

Death Instincts

In Freudian psychology, innate drives or impulses leading towards aggression, self-destruction, and death, opposed to life-sustaining instincts.

Human Instincts

Innate, typically fixed patterns of behavior in animals or humans in response to certain stimuli.