Technical Analysts Are Most Likely to Be Successful in a Market

question 9

Multiple Choice

Technical analysts are most likely to be successful in a market that is considered:

• A) semistrong-form efficient.
• B) not to be strong-form efficient.
• C) not to be weak-form efficient.
• D) to follow a random walk.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Behavior Contracting

A strategy in which individuals agree on a written contract about a behavior change intervention, outlining the behaviors to be changed and the consequences of the actions.

Instrumental Learning

A type of learning where behavior is modified by its consequences, such as through rewards or punishments, also known as operant conditioning.

Reinforcements

In behavioral psychology, any event that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior repeating.