Provide Three Categories of Cognitive Errors When Making Investment Decisions

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Essay

Provide three categories of cognitive errors when making investment decisions. Expand on each category.

Grasp the concept of selective attrition and its implications on research.

Understand the procedure and utility of sequential research design.

Understand Piaget's theory of cognitive development stages.

Identify the concepts of assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration in Piaget's theory.

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Definitions:

Freudian Perspective

A theoretical approach in psychology that emphasizes unconscious motivations and conflicts, as originated by Sigmund Freud.

Moral Branch

The aspect of psychological and social development that involves the growth of ethics, values, and understanding of right and wrong.

Personality

The combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of an individual that characterizes their personal identity over time.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theoretical framework developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes the importance of unconscious processes and childhood experiences in shaping personality and behavior.