When People Who Score Extremely High or Low on Some

question 100

Multiple Choice

When people who score extremely high or low on some trait are measured a second time and their new scores fall closer to the mean (or average) , it is referred to as

• A) the law-of-averages.
• B) regression toward the mean.
• C) reaction formation.
• D) the placebo effect.

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Definitions:

Financial Capital

The money, credit, and other forms of funding that businesses use to invest in resources for future growth.

Opportunity Cost

Waiving prospective gains from various alternatives by settling on one option.

Foregone Alternative

The option or course of action that is given up when another is chosen; closely related to the concept of opportunity cost.

Opportunity Cost

The charge of rejecting the following prime opportunity in the process of decision-making.