In Developing Prospect Theory, Which of the Following Did Behavioral

question 155

Multiple Choice

In developing prospect theory, which of the following did behavioral economists not discover about people's reaction to goods and bads?

• A)People feel equivalent losses and gains in equal measure, supporting the assumption that consumers behave rationally.
• B)People are generally loss averse, feeling losses more intensely than gains.
• C)People judge good and bad outcomes relative to the status quo.
• D)People experience both diminishing marginal utility from gains and diminishing marginal disutility from losses.

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Time Series

Data points collected or recorded at regular time intervals.

Airline Ticket Sales

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Smoothing Constant

A parameter used in exponential smoothing techniques to weight the relevance of historical data points.

Smoothed Series

A data series that has been modified to eliminate random fluctuations and highlight long-term trends or cycles.