Suppose That You Are Working on a Group Project with Several

question 96

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are working on a group project with several classmates, where you are required to put together a presentation on Islamic artists. You are most likely to engage in social loafing if ____.

• A) the professor has indicated that just one grade will be given for the presentation (i.e., everyone in the group will receive the same final grade)
• B) no one in your group knows anything about Islamic art
• C) the professor has indicated that group members will all rate each other at the end of the semester
• D) the presentation is a very large part of the course grade

---

Definitions:

Optimal Risky Portfolio

A portfolio that offers the highest expected return for a given level of risk, according to modern portfolio theory.

Risk Free Rate

The theoretical rate of return on an investment with no risk of financial loss, often represented by government bond yields.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, widely used in finance to gauge the volatility of an investment.

Probability Distribution

A statistical function that describes all the possible values and likelihoods that a random variable can take within a given range.