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1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
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.
4.
If you are holding two beliefs that are seemingly at odds with each other and you are uncomfortable doing so, then you are suffering from _______.
Cognitive dissonance. Because of the discomfort, you will need a way to resolve the dissonance.
5.
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.
6.
The sunk costs fallacy refers to _______.
Being unable to ignore the sunk costs of an investment. Being unable to ignore these costs could lead to holding onto the investment well past the time to sell it.
7.
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.
8.
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.
9.
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.
10.
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.