In an Audit Area That Has a Low Acceptable Risk

question 83

Multiple Choice

In an audit area that has a low acceptable risk, it would be prudent to:

• A) review the completed working papers more thoroughly.
• B) increase the amount of audit evidence gathered.
• C) assign more experienced staff to that area.
• D) do all of the above.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.