Which of the following is a true statement regarding the fraud scale depicted in the text?
a. The greater the perceived opportunity to commit fraud, the less rationalization is takes to commit fraud.
b. The more dishonest a person is, the higher the need to rationalize the fraud act.
c. When the financial pressure increases, even low perceived opportunity is sufficient to commit fraud.
d. As the 'need' to gamble increases, rationalization to commit fraud becomes easier.
a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct
b. Incorrect--less rationalization would be necessary
c. Incorrect, personal integrity and rationalization would also influence the decision to commit fraud.
d. Incorrect, the need to rationalize may increase, but it wouldn't necessarily be easier.
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