Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 14

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Consider the price paths of the following stocks over a six-month period: None of these stocks pay dividends.
-Assume that you are an investor with the disposition effect and you bought each of these stocks in January.Suppose that it is currently the end of June,which stocks are you most inclined to sell? 1.Taggart Transcontinental
2.Rearden Metal
3.Wyatt Oil
4.Nielson Motors

• A)1 only
• B)1 and 3 only
• C)2 only
• D)1,2,and 3 only

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Uses and Gratifications Theory

A theory in media studies and communication that explains how people actively seek out specific media and content to satisfy individual needs or desires.

Encoding/Decoding Model

A theory on media that combines models that privilege the media producer and models that view the audience as the primary source of meaning; this theory recognizes that media texts are created to deliver specific messages and that individuals actively interpret them.

Interpretive Community

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Stanley Fish

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