The Security Market Line (SML)relates Risk to Return, for a Given

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Multiple Choice

The Security Market Line (SML) relates risk to return, for a given set of market conditions. If risk aversion increases, which of the following would most likely occur?

• A)The market risk premium would increase.
• B)The risk-free rate would increase.
• C)The slope of the SML would increase.
• D)Both a & c
• E)All of the above

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, thereby influencing the probability of that behavior being repeated.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method involving the repeated pairing of two stimuli, resulting in a reaction initially provoked by the second stimulus being eventually provoked by the first stimulus.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer.

Primary Reinforcer

A naturally reinforcing stimulus, such as food or water, that does not require learning to become desirable.