The Cybernetic Tradition Regards

question 15

Multiple Choice

The cybernetic tradition regards:

• A) technology to have impacted the ways in which people persuade and inspire others.
• B) reality to be shaped by culture.
• C) history to be characterized by an unjust distribution of suffering.
• D) communication as the link connecting the separate parts of any system.

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Definitions:

Expected Rate of Return

The anticipated return on an investment, based on the probability of various outcomes, including both risky and risk-free returns.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion or variability of a dataset relative to its mean, often used in finance to gauge investment risk.

Risky Asset

An investment that holds a significant chance of losing some or all of its value, offering the potential for higher returns to compensate for higher risk.

Risk-Averse

A characteristic of investors who prefer lower risk investments, opting for certainty and stability in their investment choices.