17. Checklists used to assess risk have been criticized for all of the following reasons except
A. Providing a false sense of security that all relevant factors are addressed.
B. Inappropriately implying equal weight to each item on the checklist.
C. Decreasing the uniformity of data acquisition.
D. Being incapable of translating the experience or sound reasoning intended to be captured by each item on the checklist.
Answer (C) is correct.
REQUIRED: The factor not a criticism of checklists.
DISCUSSION: Checklists increase the uniformity of data acquisition. They ensure that a standard approach to assessing risk is taken and minimize the possibility of omitting consideration of factors that can be anticipated.
Answer (A) is incorrect. A checklist may omit factors the importance of which could not be foreseen.
Answer (B) is incorrect. Each item will not be of equal significance.
Answer (D) is incorrect. A checklist does not substitute for the sound professional judgment needed to understand the process of assessing risk.