Your Expected Gain from Cheating Is $600

question 10

Multiple Choice

Your expected gain from cheating is $600.The expected financial penalty from cheating is $300 and the expected probability of your cheating being detected is 25%.You also will experience a loss of self-esteem that has an estimated value to you of $500,whether or not your cheating is detected.You are likely to:

• A) Cheat, due to the copycat effect
• B) Not cheat, due to moral compartmentalization
• C) Cheat, applying the principles expressed by the Becker Rational Model
• D) Not cheat because cheating would be irrational

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