Research on the Ways in Which College Students Differ from Others

question 76

Multiple Choice

Research on the ways in which college students differ from others has found that college students ____.

• A) have intelligence levels similar to non-students
• B) have more experience with responsibility than non-students
• C) have less firmly-established self-concepts than do non-students
• D) are more likely to be ethnic minorities than are non-students

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Definitions:

Weak-form Efficiency

A market efficiency theory suggesting that past stock prices and volume data do not affect stock prices and thus cannot predict future stock movements.

Positive-earnings Surprises

Situations where the reported earnings of a company exceed the expected earnings, often leading to a positive reaction in the stock market.

Overly Optimistic

This term refers to an excessive belief in the favorable outcomes of events or conditions, often disregarding the likelihood of negative outcomes.

Technical Analyst

A professional who evaluates securities or market trends based on historical price and volume data to predict future movements.