The Use of Audit Sampling _______

question 72

Multiple Choice

The use of audit sampling _______.

• A)is prohibited by the AICPA
• B)is mandatory for all publicly-traded companies
• C)may be a function of the efficiency and effectiveness of the audit procedure
• D)may be a function of the efficiency and effectiveness of the internal auditors

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Definitions:

Freud

Sigmund Freud was a neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Defense Mechanisms

Subconscious tools used to safeguard against distress caused by unwanted or unacceptable emotions and ideas.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Freud

Austrian scientist Sigmund Freud pioneered the field of psychoanalysis, a therapeutic technique for healing psychological disorders through dialogue between patients and their psychoanalysts.