In the Research Example That Evaluated the Effects of Subliminal

question 16

Multiple Choice

In the research example that evaluated the effects of subliminal self-help tapes on weight loss, which of the following was true?

• A)the study used both a placebo control and a waiting list control
• B)the study was a good example of the failure to use a proper control group
• C)the tapes worked-participants using them lost weight, while those in the placebo group actually gained some weight
• D)participants in the yoked control group listened to non-subliminal tapes

Understand the usage and limitations of DCF techniques across businesses of different sizes.

Acknowledge the preference for NPV over IRR based on reinvestment assumption realism.

Grasp the impact of changes in the discount rate on NPV and its independence from IRR.

Comprehend the conceptual superiority of the NPV method over the IRR method, especially for mutually exclusive investments.

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