The Rules Followed by Accountants When Preparing Financial Statements Are

question 6

Multiple Choice

The rules followed by accountants when preparing financial statements are referred to as ______.

• A) Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP)
• B) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
• C) the accounting process
• D) the accounting system

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Definitions:

False Consensus Effect

The tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.

Younger People

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Self-Handicapping

A strategy where people avoid effort in the hopes of keeping potential failure from hurting self-esteem.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

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