While the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)contains Many Provisions,the Overall Intent of the Legislation

question 15

Multiple Choice

While the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) contains many provisions,the overall intent of the legislation was to improve the accuracy of information given to both boards and to shareholders.SOX attempted to achieve this goal in all of the following ways,EXCEPT:

• A)overhauling incentives and independence in the auditing process.
• B)mandating the separation of the positions of CEO and Chairman of the Board.
• C)stiffening penalties for providing false information.
• D)forcing companies to validate their internal financial control processes.

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Definitions:

Contingency Contract

A contract format commonly used in behavioral economics and psychology, specifying the delivery of rewards or consequences contingent on the performance of the desired behavior.

Behavioral Change

Refers to the process of transforming or modifying human behaviors, often aimed at adopting more desirable or healthful habits, through various psychological and intervention strategies.

Reinforcements

In behaviorism, any event that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, which can be positive (adding a desirable stimulus) or negative (removing an aversive stimulus).

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, a process by which a conditioned response decreases or disappears as a result of repeated exposure to the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus.