When a New Stock Is Introduced into a Portfolio and the Ups

question 135

True/False

When a new stock is introduced into a portfolio and the ups and downs of its return appear to coincide with those of the portfolio's return, the stock's return is said to be perfectly positively correlated with the portfolio's, and its addition will reduce portfolio risk.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.