Which Is an Example of Negative Self-Talk

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of negative self-talk?

• A) "I wonder why my boss wants to see me. I guess I'll just have to wait and see."
• B) "I'll have to start working on my next paper earlier, so I can do a better job."
• C) "I won the speech contest, but none of the other speakers were very good."
• D) "Too bad I missed that one problem, but overall I did pretty well on this test."

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Definitions:

Sunk Cost

Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered, and thus should not influence current/future business decisions.

Capital Budgeting

The process a business undertakes to evaluate potential major projects or investments, focusing on analyzing future cash flows and profitability.

Discount Rate

The yield rate utilized within DCF analysis for determining today's value of future cash movements.

Opportunity Costs

The financial impact of bypassing the alternative that ranks immediately lower in preference while making a choice.