Jackie Learned of Insider Trading Information While Talking to Mark,a

question 10

Essay

Jackie learned of insider trading information while talking to Mark,a director of a large corporation.She took advantage of the information to buy stock and make a huge financial gain.If she is accused of violating securities law,what must the government prove in order to gain a conviction against Jackie?

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Definitions:

Encoded

The process by which information is transformed into a format that can be stored and used in memory.

Explicit Memory

Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and “declare.” (Also called declarative memory.)

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that holds a brief photographic image of a scene that has just been observed, for a very short period.

Sensory

Related to or involving the organs or processes responsible for receiving and interpreting stimuli from the outside world.