Priya Knows That Her Company Has a Formal Code of Conduct

question 15

Multiple Choice

Priya knows that her company has a formal code of conduct, but she does not see this code being equally and consistently applied to all employees. Priya believes that this sporadic enforcement of the formal code only enhances the ____ for committing unethical acts.

• A) opportunity
• B) culture
• C) individual factors
• D) compliance
• E) punishment

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Definitions:

Freeloaders

Individuals who take advantage of others' efforts or resources without giving anything in return, often in a group or community setting.

Selectivity Of Person Perception

The process by which individuals selectively interpret what they see in others based on their own interests, background, experience, and attitudes.

Self-Serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute one's successes to personal factors while attributing failures to external factors.

Defensive Attribution

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute causes for successes and failures in a way that defends their self-esteem, typically blaming external factors for failures.