ASIS ASIS Certifications ASIS-CPP Questions & Answers

• Question 381:

  Scientists at Yale University (1939) concluded that frustration almost always results in some aggressive reaction, the most important point being:

  A. Open aggression against the supervisor

  B. Aggression against the person whom the employee feels is responsible

  C. Unrelieved aggression builds up until relief from inner pressures becomes imperative

  D. A substitute satisfaction, in which the employee "gets even" by stealing from the company

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 382:

  The theft triangle consists of the following components:

  A. Motivation, skill, and opportunity

  B. Opportunity, desire, and skill

  C. Motivation, opportunity, and rationalization (desire)

  D. Rationalization, skill, and opportunity

  E. None of the above

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 383:

  An employer may not question an applicant about:

  A. An unsatisfactory interview

  B. Unexplained gaps in employment history

  C. An arrest for a crime against property

  D. A conviction for a crime against property

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 384:

  A study by scientists at Yale University (1939) found that theft resulted from:

  A. Lack of religion and moral values

  B. Aggression, frustration, and need

  C. Aggression, frustration, and lack of moral values

  D. Aggression, low morale, and low anticipation of being caught

  E. Aggression, frustration, and low anticipation of being caught

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 385:

  An employer may reject an applicant on the basis of:

  A. Incomplete data on the personal history search

  B. Unexplained gaps in employment history

  C. Unsatisfactory interview

  D. An arrest for a crime against property

  E. A conviction for a crime against property

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 386:

  Store inventory shortages are mainly caused by:

  A. Shoplifting losses

  B. Employee theft

  C. Poor inventory control

  D. Paperwork errors

  E. a, b, and d

  F. All of the above

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 387:

  The single most important safeguard for preventing internal theft is probably:

  A. The personal interview

  B. Interviewing an applicant's references

  C. Use of the polygraph

  D. An extensive personal history search

  E. Upgrading the screening of new employees

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 388:

  According to estimates, about one third of all business failures are caused by:

  A. Theft from employees

  B. Bad management

  C. Theft from outsiders

  D. Poor quality of product or service

  E. None of the above

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 389:

  Dishonest employees cost employers as much as all the nations' burglaries, car thefts, and bank holdups combined.

  A. A quarter

  B. Half

  C. The same amount

  D. Twice

  E. Triple

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 390:

  Which of the following should not be a policy in considering applicants for hire?

  A. Similar problems in numerous areas, such as bad credit, absenteeism, numerous short-term jobs

  B. A problem in one area of interest should be enough to disqualify an applicant for hire

  C. If obviously overqualified, find out why applicant is willing to accept current job

  D. Both A and C

  E. All of the above

  Correct Answer: B