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1.
When you judge an investment by objective standards rather than your own personal ones, you are practicing what is called "anchoring."
False. Anchoring is the other way around, and in some cases it can lead to costly losses.
2.
Self-handicapping bias occurs when we try to explain any possible future poor performance with a reason that may or may not be true.
True. In other words, its like making excuses beforehand.
3.
The practice of herding refers to _______.
Going along with the crowd. This is the practice of buying and selling based on the fact that it is popular to do so at the time.
4.
Which of the following examples illustrates selective memory?
Remembering only the successes. Selective memory, as a rule, selects those memories that we want to preserve.
5.
With regard to investing behavior, mental accounting refers to following the crowd.
False. Mental accounting refers to keeping ones money in different buckets for different purposes.
6.
A way to describe the psychological concept of loss aversion is this: strongly preferring to avoid losses over acquiring gains.
True. This behavior can in some cases cause you to lose money.
7.
In the world of investing, what does overconfidence refer to?
The ability to think that one is smarter than one really is. Overconfidence stretches normal confidence to unhealthy levels.
8.
An example of sunk costs is _______.
Holding on to a stock for too long because you have put a lot of money into it. When we have "sunk" money into something, we may be reluctant to let go of it when it turns into a loser.
9.
In the psychology of investing, the "framing effect" refers to _______.
Using a reference point to make investment decisions. Because this reference point can be subjective, it can lead to some rash decisions.
10.
If you find yourself habitually buying shares of a company that has treated you well in the past, even when the data suggest it would be unwise, you could be operating under confirmation bias.
True. Though its not always a bad thing, investing against the reality of the company can sometimes be detrimental.