Possible Objectives of a Fraud Investigation Might Include

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Multiple Choice

Possible objectives of a fraud investigation might include:

• A) All of these
• B) Make an example of a fraudster
• C) Minimize any embarrassing disclosures in the press
• D) Punish the fraudster

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Definitions:

Analogue Observation

Observation of behaviors in a simulated or structured environment akin to real-life situations, used in psychological assessment and research.

Self-Monitoring

The process of paying close attention to one's own behavior and using these observations to shape behavior according to social cues and personal objectives.

In Vivo Observation

A method used by behaviourally oriented therapists to determine how environmental variables affect a behaviour of concern, in which a clinician may record a running narrative of events, using pencil and paper, video, or still camera, in the client’s everyday environment. More commonly, observations are made by participant observers, key people in the client’s environment, and reported to the clinician. See also analogue observational setting.

Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI)

An objective test of personality developed to help clinicians make diagnostic judgments within the multiaxial DSM system, especially in the personality disorders found on Axis II.