This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > Economics > Behavioral Economics > Behavioral Economics – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Behavioral Economics Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The tendency to regard losses as considerably more important than gains of comparable magnitude A) Loss Aversion. B) Behavioral Economics. C) Overprecision. D) FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loss Aversion. 2. Mina wants to start using an investment app that all of her friends are raving about. She hasn't done any research on the app, but she trusts her friends' judgment. At home, Mina's mom points out that Mina is being influenced by FOMO and herd mentality. All of the following are things Mina can do to overcome these cognitive biases EXCEPT ..... A) Take time to reflect and identify why she is so eager to use the app. B) Watch a positive video about the app, download the app, and start using it that day. C) Ask people outside her friend group for their opinions and perspectives. D) Seek out reviews that talk about the disadvantages of using the app. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watch a positive video about the app, download the app, and start using it that day. 3. Andrew wants to buy a specific model of a new car. He conducts research and finds many resources that highlight the benefits of that car model. Which cognitive bias might be influencing Andrew's decision making? A) Confirmation Bias. B) Hedonic Adaptation. C) The Sunk Cost Fallacy. D) Overconfidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confirmation Bias. 4. Behavioral economics ..... A) Tracks and examines stock market trends over a certain period of time. B) Analyzes how different economies behave over time. C) Economics and Psychology why people behave the way they do. D) Economics that studies people who make rational and objective decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economics and Psychology why people behave the way they do. 5. The more responses or time animals have available, the less their behavior is influenced by increases in the cost of the reinforcer A) Income level. B) Link to complementary commodity. C) Price range. D) Availability of substitute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Income level. 6. When the client evaluates their credit situation, based on the options presented to them, the way they have lived and how they see the world today, it is based on their: A) Preferences. B) Beliefs. C) Shortcuts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beliefs. 7. You bought a cottage in the mountains. You used to love going there but it's not as much fun as it used to be. Yet you continue to go every weekend and always regret spending time there. What kind of economic behavior is this? A) Sunk Cost Fallacy. B) Overconfidence Bias. C) Fear of Missing Out (FOMO). D) Loss Aversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunk Cost Fallacy. 8. Mona wants to use an investment app that all of her friends are raving about. She CAN overcome FOMO, by NOT doing what? A) Take time to reflect and identify why she is so eager to use the app. B) Watch a video about app, download app, and start using it that day. C) Seek out reviews that talk about the disadvantages of using the app. D) Ask people outside her friend group for their opinions and perspectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watch a video about app, download app, and start using it that day. 9. People who experience FOMO may ..... A) Save a percentage of their paycheck each month. B) Donate money to a cause they care about. C) Go into debt to keep up with everyone else. D) Create and stick to a monthly budget. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go into debt to keep up with everyone else. 10. What is the term for continuing with a decision because of the time or money already invested? A) The sunk cost fallacy. B) The endowment effect. C) Transaction utility. D) Mental accounting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sunk cost fallacy. 11. Naresh started a new job and is having some of his paycheck deposited directly into a savings account. which of the following values best explains why Naresh does this on a regular basis? A) Social. B) Inner. C) Financial. D) Physical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Financial. 12. 'Behavioural economics' is best described as: A) A mix of economics and psychology to improve our understanding of consumers. B) Having different assumptions of consumer behaviour than traditional viewpoints. C) Explaining how consumers actually behave. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Based on the belief that because people are easily influenced by emotions and biases, they are more likely to make unwise and irrational decisions with their money. A) Personal Economics. B) Traditional Economics. C) Cognitive Bias. D) Behavioral Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behavioral Economics. 14. When you select an option that has four items priced together, instead of just the three you need individually, that could be considered: A) ConfirmationBias. B) Nostalgia Effect. C) Paying it Forward. D) Bundling Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bundling Bias. 15. What life value reflects the following statement?-Strong physical values might translate to overspending on material possessions if left unchecked, but could also show up in our desire for quality.-This person is willing to spend more for craftsmanship and design. A) Physical. B) Social. C) Financial. D) Inner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical. 16. What is the term for separating money into imaginary categories in our mind? A) Mental accounting. B) The endowment effect. C) The sunk cost fallacy. D) Transaction utility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mental accounting. 17. Phonetic skills allow us to: A) Address us with respect and cordiality to coerce the client. B) Effectively recover credits with a soft and slow voice. C) Transmit emotions through voice allowing connection with our client. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transmit emotions through voice allowing connection with our client. 18. We should NOT ignore sunk cost? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 19. This technique eliminates the barrier that the Client establishes when he positively interprets those facts that basically support his opinions: A) Present bias. B) Cognitive Overload. C) Confirmation bias. D) Loss aversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confirmation bias. 20. You want to see a movie that almost everyone has seen and is raving about. What kind of economic behavior best describes this situation? A) Herd Mentality. B) Sunk Cost Fallacy. C) Congitive Bias. D) Endowment Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Herd Mentality. 21. People are compelled to buy MORE stuff for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ..... A) Once the initial novelty of a recent purchase wears off, we look to buy the next new thing. B) Scientific research proves that the more items we own, the happier we tend to be. C) The media portrays that the more stuff we have, the happier we will be. D) We tend to want more compared to those around us. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scientific research proves that the more items we own, the happier we tend to be. 22. The pain of losing a $ 20 bill is felt more than the joy of finding it. This is a result of ..... A) Endowment effect. B) Overconfidence. C) Sunk cost. D) Loss aversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loss aversion. 23. When a person believes they are better at something than they actually are A) Overnight test. B) Cognitive bias. C) Overplacement. D) Overconfidence bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overconfidence bias. 24. When using social media, it's important to remember that ..... A) Social media ads are trying to get you to buy stuff you NEED, not want. B) Marketers have your best interests in mind and want you to be financially responsible. C) People typically only post about the best parts of their lives on social media. D) The more likes a post has, the more trustworthy and accurate the information is likely to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People typically only post about the best parts of their lives on social media. 25. The Bean/Rock Game caused us to differentiate between A) Needs and wants. B) Social and emotional needs. C) Research topics and experiences. D) Rocks and beans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Needs and wants. 26. A website tells you, "Only one left!" while shopping online. Which loss aversion strategy is this website using? A) Coupons. B) Buy now, get free shipping. C) Free trials and samples. D) Scarcity and urgency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scarcity and urgency. 27. Cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered. A) Endowment effect. B) Loss aversion. C) Fear of missing out. D) Sunk costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sunk costs. 28. What is the name of the tendency to assign more value to the things we already own? A) The endowment effect. B) The sunk cost fallacy. C) Transaction utility. D) Mental accounting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The endowment effect. 29. What did Richard Thaler win the Nobel Prize for? A) Researching mental accounting. B) Predicting money mistakes. C) Studying the endowment effect. D) Proving that humans make financial mistakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proving that humans make financial mistakes. 30. According to a 2018 Survey, what percentage of U.S. teens say they are Instagram users? A) 72. B) 48. C) 65. D) 89. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 72. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEconomics QuizzesFinance QuizzesBehavioral Economics Quiz 1Behavioral Economics Quiz 3Behavioral Economics Quiz 4Behavioral Economics Quiz 5Behavioral Economics Quiz 6Behavioral Economics Quiz 7Behavioral Economics Quiz 8Behavioral Economics Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books