What Is a Routine Strategy Instructors Use to Discourage Deception

question 18

Multiple Choice

What is a routine strategy instructors use to discourage deception when dealing with student excuses for failure to perform?

• A) They implement lie-detection testing.
• B) They ask for concrete evidence to support the excuse.
• C) They develop variable project deadlines to accommodate student schedules.
• D) They threaten expulsion of students who have been caught in deception.

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Definitions:

Per Stirpes

A legal term describing a method of distributing an estate whereby each branch of the deceased's family receives an equal share of the estate.

Estate

The total of all the assets, properties, and liabilities that a person leaves behind upon death.

Fraud

(1) An intentional deception that causes harm to another. (2) A basis for contesting a will if the testator relied on false statements when he or she made the will.

False Statements

Assertions or claims that are not true, which in certain contexts, such as under oath in court or in financial reporting, can be illegal or fraudulent.