Which of the Following Is True of Risk Avoidance

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of risk avoidance?

• A)Risk avoidance is any activity that helps evade an act that creates a risk.
• B)Risk avoidance is any activity that increases the chance that a loss will occur.
• C)Risk avoidance is any activity that lessens the severity of loss once it occurs.
• D)Risk avoidance is an act that reduces the probability that a loss will occur.
• E)Risk avoidance is an effective way to handle small exposures to loss when insurance is too expensive.

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Recognize the belief-bias effect and wishful thinking bias in evaluating evidence.

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Apprehend the significance of comparative cognition and cross-cultural research in psychology.

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Definitions:

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