The Arthur Andersen auditors did not notice how low Enron had fallen in terms of its unethical decisions over a period of time. According to Bazerman and Chugh, this omission is an example of ____.
A)inattentional blindness
B)descriptive ignorance
C)change blindness
D)normative myopia

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Bazerman and Chugh identify a third means by which ethical issues might go unnoticed: change blindness. This omission occurs when decision makers fail to notice gradual changes over time and they offer the example of the Arthur Andersen auditors who did not notice how low Enron had fallen in terms of its unethical decisions.

The Arthur Andersen Auditors Did Not Notice How Low Enron