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ACFE CFE Exam - Topic 1 Question 52 Discussion

Actual exam question for ACFE's CFE exam
Question #: 52
Topic #: 1
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When situational pressures and perceived opportunities are low and personal integrity is high, occupational fraud is much more likely to occur than when the opposite is true.

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Suggested Answer: B

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Milly
3 months ago
Interesting take, but I think it's more complex than that.
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Natalie
3 months ago
I thought situational pressures played a bigger role.
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Laticia
4 months ago
Wait, really? That sounds off to me.
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Beatriz
4 months ago
Totally agree, personal integrity is key!
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Fredric
4 months ago
That's actually false, low integrity leads to more fraud.
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Sue
4 months ago
I remember something about low opportunities leading to less fraud, but the wording here is tricky. I might go with True just to be safe.
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Jenifer
5 months ago
This sounds familiar; I think we had a practice question about the relationship between integrity and fraud. I want to say it's False, but I could be mixing it up.
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Royce
5 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like we discussed how situational pressures can really influence behavior. Maybe that means it's True?
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Mari
5 months ago
I think I remember studying that when personal integrity is high, it actually reduces the likelihood of fraud, so I might lean towards False.
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Tamala
5 months ago
This is a classic fraud question. I've got this one covered.
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Alyce
5 months ago
Okay, let me break this down step-by-step. I think I can figure this out.
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Glenna
5 months ago
I'm pretty confident I know the right answer here. It's all about the situational pressures.
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Lawanda
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about this. The wording is a bit confusing.
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Marleen
5 months ago
This seems like a tricky one. I'll need to think it through carefully.
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Micaela
5 months ago
This looks like a straightforward question about the equipment needed for a wireless survey. I'm pretty confident I can identify the three correct pieces.
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Ruby
5 months ago
Okay, I've read through the options a few times now. I think Maynard's got the right idea - evaluating based on project completion doesn't seem to fit with the other quality management elements listed.
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Haley
5 months ago
This looks like a straightforward SQL question. I think the answer is B, DBMS_REDACT.PARTIAL, since the question mentions redacting the salary column to display only the number of characters.
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Paris
5 months ago
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Suzi
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know we covered DNS in class, but I can't quite remember the specific command to resolve a name to an IP. Let me think this through carefully.
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Brett
10 months ago
Well, well, well, look who's trying to pull a fast one on us! If this were true, I'd be out of a job. Nice try, exam writers, but I'm not falling for it. Definitely B) False.
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Keva
10 months ago
Ah, the age-old conundrum of integrity versus opportunity. I'm going to have to side with Susana on this one. The opposite must be true - high integrity and low pressures/opportunities lead to less fraud, not more.
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Anissa
8 months ago
I think you're right, personal integrity plays a big role in preventing occupational fraud.
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Karon
9 months ago
I agree with you, high integrity and low pressures definitely reduce the likelihood of fraud.
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Lenny
9 months ago
B) False
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Winifred
9 months ago
A) True
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Justine
10 months ago
Ha! I'm pretty sure this is a trick question. If the question was asking about *unoccupied* fraud, then maybe the answer would be true. But for occupational fraud? Definitely false!
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Janna
9 months ago
I think the answer is false too. Occupational fraud is less likely when personal integrity is high.
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Letha
9 months ago
I agree, it does seem like a trick question.
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Karima
10 months ago
B) False
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William
10 months ago
A) True
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Susana
10 months ago
Hmm, this doesn't seem right. If personal integrity is high, then the chances of fraud should be much lower, regardless of the other factors. I'll have to go with B) False on this one.
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Lizette
11 months ago
But think about it, when there's low pressure and high integrity, people may be more tempted to commit fraud because they think they won't get caught.
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Lino
11 months ago
I disagree, I believe it's false.
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Lizette
11 months ago
I think the statement is true.
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Timothy
11 months ago
True? Really? Isn't that the complete opposite of what we've been taught about occupational fraud? I'm going to have to disagree with this one.
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Denna
10 months ago
Yeah, I don't think it makes sense for fraud to be more likely in that scenario.
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Delmy
10 months ago
I agree with you, I think it's actually false.
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Mabel
10 months ago
B) False
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Pearlene
10 months ago
A) True
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