An Employee Claims That He Overstated Expense Reimbursement Requests to Have

question 31

Multiple Choice

An employee claims that he overstated expense reimbursement requests to have extra money for his wife and children because "Everyone is doing it." This is an example of:

• A)opportunity.
• B)motive.
• C)rationalization.
• D)understanding.

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Definitions:

Personality Traits

Relatively stable characteristics or tendencies that can predict how individuals will behave in a wide range of situations.

Big Five Traits

A model proposing that five broad dimensions – openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism – sufficiently capture most aspects of personality.

Universally

Applicable or occurring everywhere or in all cases without exception.

Openness

A personality trait that describes the degree to which an individual is open to experiencing a variety of activities, engaging in imaginative activities, and willing to entertain new ideas.