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Which of these is not a correct representation of one of the USSC's eight minimum requirements of an effective
ethics and compliance program?
Delegating important responsibilities randomly to ensure equal opportunities
 
Which of the following models results in just outcomes, respects moral rights, and satisfies utilitarianism?
Perfect market competition
 
Which of the following occurs when prices are set at an artificial level with a goal of  destroying a competitor?
Predatory price discrimination
 
A corporate culture is fashioned by a shared pattern of all of the following except:
Bylaws
 
Which of these is not a requirement of internal mechanisms for reporting wrongdoing within an organization?
They must report to legal authorities.
 
Personal decision making and ethical behavior within a given company actually are influenced very little, or not at all,
by the corporate culture of that company.
False
 
The American Psychiatric Association still considers homosexuality a form of mental illness.
False
 
The USSC's Federal Sentencing Guidelines, established in 1987, were updated to include references not only to
compliance programs, but to "ethics and compliance" programs, in 2001.
False
 
Which of the following is considered to be the single most important piece of antitrust  legislation in the United States today?
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
 
Which of the following characteristics correctly describes the procedure for the phaseout of exemptions?
The threshold amounts are different and depend on filing status.
The threshold amounts are indexed for inflation each year.
The phaseout procedure is known as a "stealth tax."
For the phaseout procedure to be applied, a taxpayer's AGI must exceed the threshold amount.
All of these.
 
Regarding the rules applicable to filing of income tax returns, which, if any, of the following is an incorrect statement:
The usual test as to when a taxpayer must file a return is based on the total of the following: personal exemption +
basic standard deduction + both additional standard deductions.
 
Kyle, whose wife died in December 2011, filed a joint tax return for 2011. He did not remarry, but has continued to maintain his
home in which his two dependent children live. What is Kyle's filing status as to 2014?
Head of household
 
Emily, whose husband died in December 2013, maintains a household in which her dependent mother lives.
Which (if any) of the following is her filing status for the tax year 2014? (Note: Emily is the executor of her husband's estate.)
Head of household
 
Which of the following taxpayers may file as a head of household in 2014?
Ron provides all the support for his mother, Betty, who lives by herself in an apartment in Fort Lauderdale.
Ron pays the rent and other expenses for the apartment and properly claims his mother as a dependent.
Tammy provides over one-half the support for her 18-year old brother, Dan.  
Dan earned $4,200 in 2014 working at a fast food restaurant and is saving his money to attend college in 2015.
Dan lives in Tammy's home.
Joe's wife left him late in December of 2013. No legal action was taken and Joe has not heard from her in 2014.
Joe supported his 6-year-old son, who lived with him throughout 2014.
Ron, Tammy, and Joe
 
Which of the following statements is true of the tort of negligence?
A party's carelessness rather than his intent causes another to suffer an injury.
 
Nelda is married to Chad, who abandoned her in early June of 2014. She has not seen or communicated with him since then.
She maintains a household in which she and her two dependent children live.
Which of the following statements about Nelda's filing status in 2014 is correct?
Nelda can file as a head of household.
 
Arnold is married to Sybil, who abandoned him in 2013. He has not seen or communicated with her since April of that year.
He maintains a household in which their son, Evans, lives. Evans is age 25 and earns over $6,000 each year.
For tax year 2014, Arnold's filing status is:
Married, filing separately.
 
Regarding the Tax Tables applicable to the Federal income tax, which of the following statements is correct?
For any one year, the Tax Tables are issued by the IRS after the Tax Rate Schedules.
 
In which, if any, of the following situations will the kiddie tax not apply?
The child has unearned income of $2,000 or less.
 
Which of these is true regarding assessment and monitoring of the ethics of a corporate culture?
Ongoing ethics audits can and do serve all of these functions within an organization.
 
Which of these is not a correct representation of one of the USSC's eight minimum requirements of an effective
ethics and compliance program?
Establishing one individual to govern the program
 
____________________ is a perception of reality based on a very limited set of cultural experiences.
cultural tunnel vision
 
Which of the following is a key interpretation of Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
A monopoly cannot use its power to maintain its monopoly.
 
Which of these is true regarding the corporate culture of a given firm?
A firm's culture can offer it direction and stability in challenging times.
A firm's culture can constrain it to the common ways of managing issues.
A firm's culture can be a benefit or a barrier to success at different times.
All of these statements are true regarding the corporate culture of a firm
 
Before having an impact on the culture via a conduct code or a values statement, a company must first determine
what its mission is and articulate its mission statement.
True
 
When every seller finds a willing buyer, and every buyer finds a willing seller, what has  been achieved?
Equilibrium
 
Counselors practice unintentional racism when they:
claim to be free of any traces of racism and underestimate the impact of their own socialization.
 
___________ are persistent verbal, behavioral, and environmental assaults, insults, and invalidations that often occur
subtly and are difficult to identify.
Microaggressions
 
 
Which of the following prohibits price discrimination, exclusive contracts, tying  arrangements, and mergers between
companies that may substantially lessen competition?
The Clayton Act of 1914
 
Collins and Porras (1994) studied many successful companies and found that they all had what in common?
core ideology
 
Which of the following indicates a principle that states the more of an item a person  consumes, the less satisfying
each additional item becomes?
Diminishing marginal utility
 
"Whistleblowing" can harm the business and the whistleblower, and has not been known to end the unethical behavior it exposes.
False
 
Which of the following is one of the main ideas behind the do-nothing viewpoint of an  oligopoly power?
Economies of scale are good for business
 
When considering the USSC's guidelines, the concept of "due diligence" is a flexible and changeable standard,
influenced by
current events, specific organizational factors, and many other considerations.
True
 
Which of these is most accurate regarding cultures in businesses?
A strong leader can have a significant impact on corporate culture.
 
Which of the following statements pertaining to the sexual orientation of a client is FALSE?
According to the ALGBTIC, attempting to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBT
individuals is well supported by research and is ethical.
 
According to J. Fred Weston, which of the following is a basic assumption of the antitrust  view of oligopoly power?
Concentration is due mostly to mergers, and a high degree of concentration is unnecessary.
 
In a study of the nature of ethical leadership, if leaders strongly demonstrated individual traits of receptivity, listening,
openness, and caring for people, these traits were found to impede their success and employees' perception of
them as ethical leaders.
False
 
Which of the following views of oligopoly power holds that economies of scale will be lost if firms are broken up or limited in size?
The regulation view
 
Which of the following is achieved when the supply and demand curves for an item meet and cross?
Equilibrium
 
When a client reports feeling alienated in the workplace because she is the only person of color employed
there, a ____________ might minimize her concerns and say, "I think you are being too paranoid.
We should emphasize similarities, not people's differences."
color-blind counselor
 
Ethical business leaders not only act ethically on a personal level, but also allocate corporate resources to
support and promote ethical behavior in the workplace.
True
 
In a perfectly competitive market, when do prices achieve capitalist justice for the seller?
On the supply curve
 
Due to diverse employee groups and management styles, the work culture of a large global firm in one country
will differ significantly from the work culture of the same firm halfway around the world.
False
 
Corporate culture shapes, and is shaped, by the people who are members of the organization.
True
 
Differing individual perception of culture makes it easier to define the specific culture within an organization.
False
 
In situations where an organization lacks strong leadership for ethical decision making despite the clarity of law,
the business culture is likely to be the determining factor in the decision.
False
 
______________ are oversimplified and uncritical generalizations about individuals who are identified as
belonging to a specific group.
Stereotypes
 
Writers in the field of multicultural counseling allege that most contemporary theories of therapy and therapeutic
practices are grounded in __________ assumptions frequently associated with the values of mainstream U.S. culture.
individualistic
 
Organizations with similar missions, rules, and legal regulations, can have significantly different cultures.
True
 
Organizations that have a traditional approach to culture can be classified as compliance-based cultures.
True
 
When do prices in a perfectly competitive market motivate a firm to invest in resources?
When demand is high
 
A values-based culture recognizes that where rules do not apply, the firm must rely on the personal integrity
of its workforce during decision-making.
True
 
Ethics is held as a priority if the general counsel serves as the ethics officer in her "spare time," even if no
additional resources are allocated to that activity.
False
 
"Quietly ethical" executives within the confines of the top management team are likely to be perceived as ethical
leaders because they have the support of the top management.
False
 
An appropriate method of leadership is insufficient to establish a leader as being ethical.
True
 
In the absence of other values denoted by a code of conduct within an organization, the only value becomes profit—at any cost.
True
 
In the development of guiding principles for the firm, articulation of a clear vision regarding the firm's direction is a
step that precedes the step of asking yourself what you stand for or what the company stands for.
False
 
One of the most determinative elements of integration is communication.
True
 
Whistleblowing to external groups is usually preferred over internal mechanisms for reporting wrongdoing.
False
 
Lack of any generally accepted fundamental values for the organization is a clear sign of a "toxic" culture.
True
 
The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency that regulates sentencing policies in the
federal court system.
True
 
In a perfectly competitive free market, what is the outcome when benefits and burdens are  shared and individuals are
 paid based on the value of contribution made to the organization?
Capitalist justice
 
Melanie, a Caucasian counselor, has encouraged Quinping, a recent Asian immigrant client, to confront her husband about
the impact his condescending attitude is having on her self-esteem. Melanie believes Quinping should give her husband an
ultimatum if he does not respond appropriately. Melanie may be described as a _____________ counselor.
culturally encapsulated
 
______________ is the belief that one group's history, way of life, religion, values, and traditions are superior
to those of others, which allows for an a priori justification for unequal distribution of power.
Cultural racism
 
Which of the following is true about corporate culture?
Corporate cultures can hinder individuals in making the "right" decisions.
 
Which of the following statements is incorrect about corporate culture?
One strong business leader is not enough to have an impact on corporate culture.
 
Defining the specific culture within an organization is a difficult task. Which of the following is a factor that is
partially responsible for this difficulty and impacts the organizational culture in a circular way?
Perception of participants
 
Which of the following situations could result in the business culture becoming a determining factor in ethical decision-making?
Laws being ambiguous
 
The comparison between the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the United States Coast Guard shows:
that similar missions, legal regulations, and rules do not translate
into similar cultures.
 
____________________ is a perception of reality based on a very limited set of cultural experiences.
Cultural tunnel vision
 
Which of the following is an aspect of a monopoly market?
One dominant seller has a substantial market share
 
Which of the following statements is true about ethical corporate cultures? If attended to and supported, a strong
ethical culture can serve as a
deterrent to stakeholder damage.
 
Which of the following approaches to culture is traditional?
Compliance-based
 
________________ has been used extensively with ethnic minority clients and families, mainly because many
people in the community do not trust traditional mental health professionals.
Home-based therapy
 
Monopolies can charge prices well above the supply curve, and even above equilibrium  price.
Why don’t other producers enter the market when prices are above equilibrium?
There are barriers to entry that make it virtually impossible to enter the market.
 
The distinction between compliance-based and integrity-based cultures is most evident in:
Accounting and auditing
 
Which of the following cultures will empower legal counsel and audit offices to mandate and to monitor conformity
with the law and with internal codes?
Compliance-based culture
 
Generally, disability researchers accept that there are somewhere between _________ Americans with disabilities.
36 and 54 million
 
The ability of a monopoly to charge high prices and reap high profits is a violation of
capitalist justice.
 
Which of the following is true about corporate culture? (two terms)** A compliance culture is only as strong and as
precise as the rules that
workers are expected to follow.
 
When would a values-based organization rely on the personal integrity of its workforce when decisions need to be made?
In a situation where rules do not apply.
 
Given the decreased functional capacity associated with and severity of some disabilities, many counselors working
with individuals with disabilities take on the natural role of:
client advocate.
 
Which of the following is a feature of an evolved and inclusive ethics program, as opposed to a traditional
compliance-oriented program?
Helping to unify a firm's global operations
 
In a monopoly market, quantities can be set at less than the equilibrium amount, and prices are set .
above equilibrium.
 
Which of the following statements about ethics and ethics officers is correct?
Ethics was not a priority if the general counsel served as the ethics officer in her "spare time."
 
Identify the correct statement about ethical leaders.
An ethical leaders' traits and behaviors must be socially visible.
 
In the corporate context, Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were:
Effective but unethical leaders
 
The Code of Ethics of the American Mental Health Counselors Association emphasizes the responsibility of counselors
to educate themselves about their own possible biases.
True
 
Clients who view self-disclosure and interpersonal warmth as inappropriate in a professional relationship with
authority figures have typically been abused as children.
False
 
The means used to motivate others and achieve one's goals plays a key role in distinguishing between:
Effective leaders and ethical leaders
 
Which of the following is an outcome of a monopoly market?
Resources are used in ways that produce shortages, causing prices to be higher
 
Ethically appropriate methods of leadership alone are insufficient for establishing ethical leadership. Identify the other
element.
The ends or objective towards which the leader leads.
 
If we judge a leader solely by the results produced, we are following the ethical tradition of:
Utilitarianism
 
Which of the following is usually the only "value" in an organization in the absence of any other established values?
Profit-at any cost
 
The standards established by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs encourage
but do not require programs to provide curricular and experiential offerings in multicultural and pluralistic trends.
False
 
The American Psychiatric Association still considers homosexuality a form of mental illness.
False
 
What serves as an articulation of the fundamental principles at the heart of the organization and should guide all decisions
without abridgment?
Mission statement
 
Keeping resources out of monopoly markets where shortages show more products are  needed, and diverting resources
to markets without a shortage violates which ethical principle?
Utilitarianism
 
As with the construction of a personal code or mission, it is critical to first:
Ask yourself what you stand for or what the company stands for
 
The second step in the development of guiding principles for the firm is:
the articulation of a clear vision regarding the firm's direction.
 
Identify the most determinative element in integration, without which, there is no clarity of purpose, priorities, or process.
Communication
 
Which of the following involves the disclosure of unethical or illegal activities to someone who is in a position to take action
to prevent or punish the wrongdoing?
Whistleblowing
 
In an imperfectly competitive market, having a few dominant sellers will create
an oligopoly.
 
Identify the correct statement about whistleblowing.
It can occur both internally and externally.
 
Which of the following allows organizations to uncover silent vulnerabilities that could pose challenges later to the firm,
serving as a vital element in risk assessment and prevention?
Ongoing assessment of the corporate culture.
 
Which of the following bests describes oligopoly markets?
They are highly concentrated markets.
 
What is the term used to describe a potentially damaging or ethically challenged corporate culture?
"Toxic" culture
 
Which of the following prescriptions of the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) assigns most federal crimes to
one of 43 "offense levels," based on the severity of the offense?
Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations
 
Which of the following is the outcome of two or more companies that were competitors joining together to create one company?
A horizontal merger
 
The Supreme Court separated the "mandatory" element of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations from their
advisory role, holding that their mandatory nature:
violated the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial.
 
When managers of oligopolies work together to limit the quantity of goods available in the  market and create a shortage, they can unfairly destroy smaller competitors by
manipulating supply.
 
Which of the following directed the USSC to consider and to review its guidelines for fraud relating to securities and accounting,
as well as to obstruction of justice, and specifically asked for severe and aggressive deterrents in sentencing recommendations?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
 
Which of the following occurs when managers in an oligopoly market agree in advance which company will submit a
winning proposal for a product or service being offered to a buyer?
Bid rigging