Studies of Mutual-Fund Performance

question 13

Multiple Choice

Studies of mutual-fund performance

• A) indicate that one should not randomly select a mutual fund.
• B) indicate that historical performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
• C) indicate that the professional management of the fund insures above market returns.
• D) indicate that one should not randomly select a mutual fund and indicate that historical performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
• E) indicate that historical performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance and indicate that the professional management of the fund insures above market returns.

Recognize the historical origins and the development of human relations and motivation studies within business organizations.

Describe the impact of morale on organizational outcomes including productivity, turnover, and stakeholder returns.

Identify and differentiate between various needs as categorized by Maslow and how they motivate human behavior.

Understand the significance of social and psychological factors in the workspace as revealed by the Hawthorne Studies.

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Definitions:

Aversion Therapy

A behavioral treatment method that uses unpleasant stimuli to reduce or eliminate undesirable behaviors.

Classical Conditioning

A learning practice in which the consistent linkage of two stimuli results in a response that, initially generated by the second stimulus, is ultimately generated by the first stimulus.

Alcohol Abuse

The excessive and harmful consumption of alcohol, leading to physical, social, and psychological consequences.

Anxiety Hierarchy

A list or ranking of stimuli or situations that provoke anxiety in an individual, ordered from the least to the most anxiety-inducing.