Which of the Following Would Be an Example of Framing

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of framing, in the context of the political media?

• A) Dr. Richard Kimble is accused of a crime he did not commit and goes on the run to prove his innocence.
• B) A news telecast focuses a story on a member of Congress who is running for office for a tenth term, putting primary focus on the member's advanced age as a way to characterize the member as out of touch.
• C) A news director decides to present a story on that evening's telecast about a squirrel on a mini Jet-Ski rather than about conflict in the Middle East.
• D) A sports reporter in Boston ends his telecast by yelling "Go Sox!"
• E) A reporter takes a story about a war-torn country and focuses attention on the plight of refugees in the country rather than the parties at war.

Recognize the role of dividends in determining stock yields.

Understand the implications of efficient market hypothesis for investment returns and market predictions.

Calculate and interpret the variance and standard deviation as measures of return volatility.

Examine the risk and return profiles of various investments over historical periods.

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Definitions:

Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder

A mental disorder in which the individual experiences persistent or recurrent feelings of detachment from one's self (depersonalization) or the surrounding world (derealization).

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A rare disorder characterized by sudden, unexpected travel away from home or one's place of work, with an inability to recall one's past and confusion about personal identity, sometimes adopting a new identity.

Unreality

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False Memory

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