The Graduate Management Admissions Council announced that it would begin using a "palm vein" scan to eliminate proxy test taking after the FBI broke up a ring of six test takers who had taken the GMAT for 590 applicants, for a price of $3,000 each. Which ethical category does the conduct of the proxy test takers fit into?
A) Taking something that does not belong to you
B) Giving or allowing false impression
C) Balancing ethical dilemmas
D) Organizational abuse

Question

The Graduate Management Admissions Council announced that it would begin using a "palm vein" scan to eliminate proxy test taking after the FBI broke up a ring of six test takers who had taken the GMAT for 590 applicants, for a price of $3,000 each.  Which ethical category does the conduct of the proxy test takers fit into?
A) Taking something that does not belong to you
B) Giving or allowing false impression
C) Balancing ethical dilemmas
D) Organizational abuse

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The conduct of the proxy test takers fits into the category of "Giving or allowing false impression" because they were pretending to be someone else to take the test, misleading the test administrators and the institutions relying on the test scores.

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