What action does the candidate say they would take when a friend is cheating on a test after multiple warnings?

• A. Protect the friend to avoid trouble.
• B. Inform the professor after several warnings.
• C. Ignore it because it's not your problem.
• D. Report to student affairs after a warning.

Answer: (B)

When you witness cheating, the goal is to uphold integrity by escalating to the right authority after you’ve given clear opportunities to stop. After multiple warnings, informing the professor is the best move because the professor is the person who oversees the course’s rules on cheating, can document what happened, and apply the appropriate consequences within the syllabus. This shows you’re committed to fairness and accountability, not just protecting a friend or avoiding trouble. It also prevents you from bearing responsibility for misconduct or turning a blind eye, which could enable the behavior to continue. While reporting to student affairs can be appropriate for broader or repeated policy violations, the immediate, appropriate step in a course setting is to bring the issue to the professor.