In an Attempt to Avoid Prosecution for Their Corrupt Dealings

question 46

Multiple Choice

In an attempt to avoid prosecution for their corrupt dealings, the owners of the Crédit Mobilizer

• A) left the country.
• B) belatedly started to follow honest business practices.
• C) used shady bookkeeping to conceal their insider financial deals.
• D) tried to gain immunity by testifying before Congress.
• E) bribed key congressmen by giving them shares of the company's valuable stock.

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Definitions:

Socially Appropriate

Behaviors or actions that are considered acceptable or expected by society or within a specific social context.

Gratified

The feeling of satisfaction or pleasure about having one's desires or needs fulfilled.

Superego

In Freudian psychology, the part of the personality that represents the internalized ideals and provides standards for judgment.

Norms and Morals

Norms and morals involve the rules and standards established by society that guide behavior and determine what is considered right and wrong.