When Rationalizers Tell Themselves That "No One Will Ever Know

question 69

Multiple Choice

When rationalizers tell themselves that "no one will ever know about it," they believe that:

• A) a questionable behavior is acceptable, especially in ambiguous situations.
• B) because someone can be found to benefit from the behavior, it is also in the individual's or the organization's best interests.
• C) a questionable behavior is really "safe" and will never be found out or made public.
• D) the organization's (on behalf of whom the individual acts questionably) best interests stand above all others.
• E) as long as people have acted in good faith their behavior is ethical.

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Definitions:

Variance

A statistic that measures the spread between numbers in a data set, indicating how far each number in the set is from the mean.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the members of a group differ from the mean value of the group.

Test Statistic

A value derived from sample data that is utilized to determine the rejection of the null hypothesis in statistical hypothesis testing.

Producer

An individual, company, or entity that creates or supplies goods or services.