Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)If the profit opportunities from having private information are large,other individuals will attempt to gain the expertise and devote the resources needed to acquire it.
• B)When private information is relegated to the hands of a relatively small number of investors,these investors may be able to profit by trading on their information.
• C)When a buyer seeks to buy a stock,the willingness of other parties to sell the same stock suggests that they value the stock differently.
• D)Since stock markets aggregate the information and views of many different investors,we expect the stock price to react slowly to new publicly available information as the investors continue to trade until a consensus is reached as to the new value of the stock.

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Definitions:

Heritability Ratio

A statistic that estimates the proportion of observed variance in a particular trait among individuals in a population that can be attributed to genetic differences.

Socioeconomic Status (SES)

The social standing or class of an individual or group, often measured as a combination of education, income, and occupation.

Cognitive Abilities

refer to the brain-based skills we need to carry out any task from the simplest to the most complex.

Gender Differences

Variations in characteristics, behaviors, and roles traditionally associated with being male or female.