An Investment's Average Expected Rate of Return Is the

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Multiple Choice

An investment's average expected rate of return is the

• A) probability-weighted average of the investment's possible future rates of return.
• B) simple average of the investment's possible future rates of return.
• C) probability-weighted average of all past rates of return.
• D) simple average of the rates of return of all similar investments.

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Definitions:

Reinforcer

A stimulus that, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Cumulative Recorder

A device used in behavioral psychology to visually represent the rate of responses over time in a graph form.

Shaping

A method of teaching or behavior modification that involves reinforcing successive approximations toward a desired behavior.

Shaping

The process of reinforcing successive approximations to a desired behavior.