Read the article entitled "How Simple Changes to Language and Tick Marks Can Curtail the Ghost Ticking of Audit Procedures." By Jessica L. Buchanan (Providence College) & M. David Piercey (University of Massachusetts Amherst). Respond to the following questions to the best of your ability.

What are the authors studying?  Why is it important and how does it add to our knowledge? Who do they claim should be interested in their findings, e.g. practitioners, academics? Why?
What primary theory is being tested, i.e., what is the story that leads to their prediction(s)?
How did they examine their questions or test their predictions?  (e.g. survey, experiment)
What were the independent and dependent variables?  How were their variables measured?
Are their predictions supported based on their statistical results?
What conclusions are based on the results, and what do you "take away"? What would anyone (accountants or otherwise) perhaps do differently based on what they learned?  (in your own words; don't copy from the abstract or the paper!)?
What limitations are noted?  Do you think of other factors that might limit their ability to generalize their findings outside of the particular group being studied?

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