Exam 2: Why People Commit Fraud

A fraud perpetrator is able to convince a potential victim that he will receive a large bonus if he supports him in a fraud scheme.Which type of power is the fraud perpetrator using?

According to the study mentioned in the text,people who commit fraud are most similar to which of the following groups?

Which of the following is NOT a primary control procedure to minimize the occurrence of fraud?

____________ is the ability of the fraud perpetrator to make an individual perceive punishment if he or she does not participate in the fraud.

Wilma participates in a fraud scheme by executing some derivative trades because she believed that a senior analyst knew more about complex derivative transactions than she did.These transactions were fraudulent in nature.Which type of power was employed to deceive Wilma?

Most fraud perpetrators have profiles that look like:

Which of the following statements about accounting systems is incorrect?

Which of the following is an example of an authorization control procedure?

What is the most important element in a control environment?

When fraud occurs,the most common reaction to those affected by the fraud is:

The fraud triangle includes all of the following EXCEPT:

The theory behind _____ is that if people know their work or activities will be monitored by others,the opportunity to commit and conceal a fraud will be reduced.

Studies show that in advanced countries,levels of honesty are:

An employee who has the responsibilities of both writing checks and making bank deposits would have ____.

Every fraud is comprised of all the following elements EXCEPT:

According to the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation,current changes to,or waivers of codes of ethics should be disclosed in:

Which of the following is NOT a common financial pressure associated with fraud?

Which of the following creates opportunities for fraud?

Each of the following is an example of an inadequate control environment EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT a true statement?