Research in psychology indicates that when people commit a crime (especially for the first time), they are initially overwhelmed by ____ and ____
a. guilt, fear
b. anxiety, insomnia
c. confidence, rationalization
d. defensiveness, anger
a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. These feelings result in stress and lead to behavioral change as a coping mechanism.
b. Incorrect. Anxiety is a generalized mood condition whereas insomnia is difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep, or both - but these are not the classic emotions first felt by fraudster.
c. Incorrect. A perpetrator may be confident, but it is not a common overwhelming emotion; rationalization is a motivator for fraud (part of the fraud triangle) and not an emotion.
d. Incorrect. A perpetrator may feel defensive and angry--either at the company or himself /herself, but they are not overwhelming emotions.
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