Credit Market Problems of Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard Increased

question 83

Multiple Choice

Credit market problems of adverse selection and moral hazard increased as a result of all of the following except ________.

• A) increase in housing market prices
• B) increased uncertainty from the failures of financial institutions
• C) deterioration in financial institutions' balance sheets
• D) decline in the stock market of over 40 percent from its peak

Understand the concept of heuristics and their role in decision-making.

Grasp the significance of nonconscious processes in social cognition.

Distinguish between and understand the roles of the experiential and cognitive systems in processing information.

Comprehend the influence of external and internal states (e.g., music, tiredness) on cognition and decision-making.

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Definitions:

Night Terrors

A sleep disorder causing feelings of terror or dread, typically occurring in the non-REM sleep phases, often accompanied by screaming or flailing and with little to no recollection of the dream content upon waking.

Nightmares

Distressing dreams that wake the sleeper, often involving feelings of fear, anxiety, or sorrow.

Uncontrollable Sleepiness

Excessive drowsiness that cannot easily be controlled or resisted, often indicative of underlying sleep disorders.

Narcolepsy

A chronic sleep disorder characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep, often with cataplexy.