Joe Foss Has Worked for Dr

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Essay

Joe Foss has worked for Dr. Sam Milton for several years. Joe demonstrates a loyalty that is rare among employees. He hasn't taken a vacation in the last three years. One of Joe's primary duties at the medical office is to open the mail and list the checks received. He also takes cash from patients at the cashier window as patients leave. At times it is so hectic that Joe doesn't bother with giving each patient a receipt for the cash paid on their accounts. He assures them he will see to it that they receive the proper credit. When the traffic is slow in the office, Joe offers to help Ann post the payments to the patients' accounts receivable. She is always happy to receive his help, because he is a very conscientious worker.
Instructions
Identify any principles of internal control that may be violated in this medical office situation.

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Definitions:

Continuous

Unbroken or uninterrupted in space, time, or sequence.

Discontinuous

Characterized by distinct stages or levels of development rather than a smooth, gradual progression.

Little Albert

The Little Albert experiment was a study in the field of psychology that investigated classical conditioning in humans, particularly how a child could be conditioned to fear a previously neutral stimulus.

Conditioned

The process by which an organism learns to associate a previously neutral stimulus with a stimulus that already elicits a response.