An Individual Can Reduce Financial Risk by Diversifying Investments, That

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An individual can reduce financial risk by diversifying investments, that is, by investing in several assets whose possible losses are independent events.

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Definitions:

Learned Responses

Behaviors or reactions that are developed through experience or conditioning rather than being innate.

Stimuli

External factors or changes in the environment that affect sensory organs and can provoke physical or behavioral responses.

Self-efficacy

An individual's belief in their capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments.

Reciprocal Determinism

A concept in psychology proposed by Albert Bandura that suggests individual behavior, environment, and cognition all interact and influence each other.