You Just Graduated,and You Plan to Work for 10 Years

question 26

Multiple Choice

You just graduated,and you plan to work for 10 years and then to leave for the Australian "Outback" bush country.You figure you can save $1,000 a year for the first 5 years and $2,000 a year for the next 5 years.These savings cash flows will start one year from now.In addition,your family has just given you a $5,000 graduation gift.If you put the gift now,and your future savings when they start,into an account which pays 8 percent compounded annually,what will your financial "stake" be when you leave for Australia 10 years from now?

• A) $21,432
• B) $28,393
• C) $16,651
• D) $31,148
• E) $20,000

Grasp the effect of group dynamics on individual behavior, including conformity, bystander effect, and deindividuation.

Understand the concept of attribution theory, including situational and dispositional attributions.

Identify factors that contribute to various attribution biases such as the actor-observer effect, fundamental attribution error, and self-serving bias.

Distinguish between high and low consensus, consistency, and distinctiveness cues in attribution theory.

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