Luisa Just Made a Dentist Appointment

question 25

Multiple Choice

Luisa just made a dentist appointment. Although she feels terrified of the dentist, she thinks that maintaining a healthy smile is important. This example best illustrates that

• A) if the components of an attitude are inconsistent, attitudes may not predict behavior.
• B) emotion can be elicited automatically without conscious awareness.
• C) there tends to be coherence between cognitive and affective attitude components.
• D) attitudes generally do a good job of predicting behavior.

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Definitions:

CAL

Stands for Capital Allocation Line, which represents the risk-reward profile of various portfolios, showing the possible rates of return for a given level of risk.

1-month T-bills

Short-term U.S. government debt obligations with a maturity of one month, often used as an investment with minimal risk.

Compound Return

The increase in value of an investment due to the earnings on both the principal and the accumulated earnings over previous periods.

Portfolio

A portfolio is a collection of financial investments like stocks, bonds, commodities, cash, and cash equivalents, including mutual, exchange-traded, and closed funds.