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1.
What does anchoring often lead to?
An unwillingness to part with laggard investments. Investors often cling to investments in order to wait for a point at which they will break even, even if the underlying business has fundamentally changed for the worse.
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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.
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.
4.
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.
5.
What does investing with the crowd often lead to?
Choosing investments that are inappropriate for your goals. Following investment fashion can lead to fading performance or inappropriate investments for your particular goals.
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What does regret often lead to?
Making a bad sell decision because youve confused a bad outcome with a bad decision. You may feel regret after a bad outcome, such as a stretch of weak performance from a given stock, even if you chose the investment for all the right reasons and the underlying business remains strong. Regret can lead you to make a bad sell decision.
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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.
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Confirmation bias is the practice of _______.
Giving preference to information that supports what we already believe. This practice can sometimes limit our success with investing by shutting out other opportunities.
9.
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.
10.
What is a good way as an investor to avoid falling prey to the framing effect?
Consider the total return of your investments. Seeing your choice in terms of the total return can help you avoid framing it in relative terms, which can be costly.