What Term Did Seligman Coin to Refer to People's Tendency

question 99

Multiple Choice

What term did Seligman coin to refer to people's tendency to display a positive, upbeat attitude even when they are faced with considerable stress and difficulty in their lives?

• A)positive attribution
• B)resilience
• C)optimistic coping style
• D)learned optimism

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Definitions:

Duration

A financial metric that calculates the weighted average time until a bond or a portfolio of bonds pays out its cash flows, used to assess interest rate risk.

Effective Maturity

The average time until a bond is repaid, considering possible calls or prepayments, which might alter the time frame for return on investment.

Weighted Average

A calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set, often used in financial analyses to find an average value wherein each data point can carry a different weight.

Convexity

A measure of the curvature in the relationship between bond prices and yield, indicating how the duration of a bond changes as interest rates change.