What Is the Main Reason That It Is Necessary for Public

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Multiple Choice

What is the main reason that it is necessary for public companies to follow the rules and format set out in the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) when creating financial statements?

• A)It is easier to find specific information in such a report if it is laid out in a clear and consistent manner.
• B)It ensures that information on the performance of private companies is readily available to the public.
• C)It ensures that important information is not omitted and superfluous information is not included.
• D)It makes it easier to compare the financial results of different firms.

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

The process of learning through watching others, retaining the information, and then later replicating the behaviors that were observed.

Prosocial Behavior

Positive, constructive, helpful behavior. The opposite of antisocial behavior.

Classical Conditioning

A training process in which two stimuli are repeatedly coupled; the response that first comes from the second stimulus, in the end, comes from the first stimulus without the second.

Mirror Neurons

Neurons that fire both when an individual acts and when the individual observes the same action performed by another, thought to be fundamental in learning through imitation and in understanding the intentions of others.