Posing as an Employee of a Brokerage Firm to Obtain

question 85

Multiple Choice

Posing as an employee of a brokerage firm to obtain information to allegedly update your account information is an example of

• A) shoulder surfing.
• B) dumpster diving.
• C) pretexting.
• D) skimming.

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Definitions:

Clinical Psychologist

A professional specializing in diagnosing, evaluating, and treating mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders through psychological testing, counseling, and therapy.

Developmental Psychologist

A professional who studies the growth and development of the human mind and behavior throughout life.

Empiricism

A philosophical stance emphasizing that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience.

Descriptive Statistics

Statistical methods that summarize and organize the characteristics of a set of data, using measures like mean, median, mode, and standard deviation.