Chad Hunt Is a Graduate Student Who Studies the Ways

question 27

Multiple Choice

Chad Hunt is a graduate student who studies the ways people use social assistance.Chad grew up hearing news reports and dinner table conversations about how welfare recipients are typically lazy people who abuse the system even though they can and should work.The data Chad collects indicates that the majority of people on social assistance are hard-working persons who have been displaced by economic restructuring.Chad believes his data does not accurately depict the truth of the matter,so he falsifies documents to make it appear as though abuse of social assistance is common.What offence has Chad committed?

• A)Research fraud
• B)Data reconfiguration
• C)Plagiarism
• D)Breaking confidentiality
• E)Breaking anonymity

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Definitions:

Power

The ability or capacity to influence the behavior of others or the course of events.

Mediation

A conflict resolution process facilitated by a neutral third-party, aimed at assisting disputing parties in reaching a mutually agreeable solution.

Selling Behavior

Activities and strategies employed by sales professionals to promote and sell their product or service, focusing on customer engagement, persuasion, and transaction completion.

Low-Task Behaviors

Actions by individuals in a group or team setting that contribute minimally to the group's task-related goals.