This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > Finance Theory > Behavioral Finance > Behavioral Finance – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Behavioral Finance Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This value that drives financial behaviors focuses on what we think or believe about money, now how much money we actually have. A) Financial. B) Social. C) Inner. D) Physical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Financial. 2. This is the general message of the Hasty Generalization technique: A) The final part of an argument. B) Argument tries 2 establish superiority of 1 opinion over all. C) A process where you reason from particulars to universals. D) Faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence. 3. What is the difference between "simple" and "compound" interest plans? A) Compound interest pays interest on interest already earned. B) Interest earned in a simple interest plan cannot be taxed. C) There is no real difference between these two plans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound interest pays interest on interest already earned. 4. What do we learn from studying the historical performance of actively managed general equity funds? A) Professional money managers consistently outperform index funds. B) The performance of professional money managers is consistent with the notion that the equity market is efficient. C) The equity market is inefficient due to irrational investor behavior. D) The growth of actively managed equity funds has led to increased market efficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The performance of professional money managers is consistent with the notion that the equity market is efficient. 5. Many Famous Economist agreed that humans are influenced by psychology (Emotion) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Refers to evaluating the performance of one person in contrast to another because youexperienced the individuals either simultaneously or in close succession A) The Contrast Effect. B) Gender Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Contrast Effect. 7. Explains that people are irrational and our own emotionsand bias have a role to play when making investmentdecisions. A) Traditional Finance. B) Behavioral Finance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behavioral Finance. 8. In this technique, one side introduces negative facts or perceptions putting the other side at an immediate disadvantage: A) Dog Whistle. B) Poisoning the Well. C) Truthiness. D) Hedging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poisoning the Well. 9. Your values affect the way that you use money because ..... A) You will ONLY spend money on what's important if you have values. B) It tells you how much something is worth. C) Your decisions will reflect the values that you hold as important. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your decisions will reflect the values that you hold as important. 10. What is the situation where market prices collapse significantly and suddenly? A) Market efficiency. B) Arbitrage. C) Crash. D) Bubble. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crash. 11. Which one of below is the origin of Prospect Theory A) Kahneman and Tversky (1979). B) Adam Smith 1977. C) Spencer et al. (2005). D) Erik Angner 2001. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kahneman and Tversky (1979). 12. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews saved $ 15, 000 to buy their dream vacation home. The money earns 5% in a money market account. They also bought a new car for $ 11, 000 which is financed with a three-year car loan at 15%. Which bias is at work? A) Loss Aversion. B) Mental Accounting. C) Myopia (short-sightedness). D) Sunk Cost Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mental Accounting. 13. What does availabilty mean? A) When people are asked to assess the frequency of a class or the probability of an event, they do so by the ease with which instances or occurrences can be brought to mind. B) When people are asked to judge the probability that an object or event A belongs to class or process B, probabilities are evaluated by the degree to which A is representative of B, that is, by the degree to which A resembles B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When people are asked to assess the frequency of a class or the probability of an event, they do so by the ease with which instances or occurrences can be brought to mind. 14. Which of the following businesses is most likely to use influencer marketing? A) A company that manufactures fertilizer used on farms. B) A local restaurant. C) A hair salon. D) A cosmetic company. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A cosmetic company. 15. Which type of decision requires little planning/thought and is one that you make on a regular basis? A) Routine decision. B) Major Decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Routine decision. 16. Which of the following would be most helpful in motivating your present self to delay gratification? A) Ask your parents to keep your debit card and only give it to you if they approve of what you want to buy. B) Only use cash for purchases. C) Post on social media when you are thinking of making a large purchase and poll your followers to get their input. D) Visualize your future self and your goals to connect with those emotionally. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visualize your future self and your goals to connect with those emotionally. 17. Needs and wants are important to distinguish so that we can prioritize our money. The key word that separates these two things is that needs are ....., where as wants are just items we would like to have. A) Subjective. B) Essential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Essential. 18. The PACED decision making model is an organized way to think about your problem, your options, how those align with your values, and what you opportunity cost would be to help you make a good decision. Why is it important to have good decision making skills? A) To help you stay on track with your goals. B) Because good decisions are a domino effect, it can cause other good things. C) All of these are correct. D) So that you can be wise with your time and money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of these are correct. 19. Which of the following is an example of interest? A) The amount a person owns when they buy shares of stock in a corporation. B) A tax refund from the government. C) Money paid by financial institutions (banks, credit unions) on customers' deposits. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Money paid by financial institutions (banks, credit unions) on customers' deposits. 20. Getting caught up with purchasing material goods A) Commitment device. B) Confirmation bias. C) Influence. D) Consumerism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consumerism. 21. A man trades more frequently than a woman because of? A) Regret avoidance. B) Over confidence. C) Conservatism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over confidence. 22. What is given up in order to get something else A) Opportunity cost. B) Confirmation bias. C) Commitment device. D) Influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opportunity cost. 23. Choose your preferred gamble, C or D: A) D:$ 3, 000 w.p. 25% or $ 0 w.p. 75%. B) C:$ 4, 000 w. p. 20% or $ 0 w.p. 80%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D:$ 3, 000 w.p. 25% or $ 0 w.p. 75%. 24. This advice is apt for which behavior/ bias:' Make the client realize that there is nothing like Good Luck or Bad Luck' A) Regret aversion. B) Escalation of commitment. C) Gambler's Fallacy. D) Mental accounting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gambler's Fallacy. 25. What is "savings" ? A) Disposable income minus consumption spending. B) The amount taken off because of special deals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disposable income minus consumption spending. 26. It is the opposite of common sense and clear, measured judgement. It can lead to missed opportunities and poor decision making. A) Psychological Bias. B) Overconfidence BIas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychological Bias. 27. For something to have value, it must A) Be on sale. B) Never go out of style. C) Have utility. D) Cost a lot of money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have utility. 28. Recall the mean posterior belief from the Normal-Normal-Model of Bayesian Updating:$s\cdot\frac{\frac{1}{\sigma^2}}{\frac{1}{\sigma^2}+\frac{1}{\tau^2}}+\mu_0\cdot\frac{\frac{1}{\tau^2}}{\frac{1}{\sigma^2}+\frac{1}{\tau^2}}$ What is the meaning of the term $\frac{\frac{1}{\sigma^2}}{\frac{1}{\sigma^2}+\frac{1}{\tau^2}}$ A) Prior belief. B) Weight on the prior belief. C) Weight on the signal. D) Signal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weight on the signal. 29. Possessing the knowledge and skills to effectively manage finances and be an informed consumer A) False statistics. B) Financial literacy. C) Confirmation bias. D) Commitment device. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Financial literacy. 30. I am a high school student from a small town in rural Kansas who has created a large, engaged following on Instagram. Companies compensate me to use my influence to create a desire in my followers to purchase certain products. Which of the following statements is true? A) I will get paid about the same as a celebrity influencer. B) My followers will trust my recommendations more than what they see in traditional advertising (such as TV or billboard). C) I am considered a "mega" influencer. D) I am more likely to be compensated with free products than money for promoting products on my page. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My followers will trust my recommendations more than what they see in traditional advertising (such as TV or billboard). ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesFinance Theory QuizzesFinance QuizzesBehavioral Finance Quiz 1Behavioral Finance Quiz 2Behavioral Finance Quiz 3Behavioral Finance Quiz 4Behavioral Finance Quiz 6Behavioral Finance Quiz 7 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books