The Difference Between Scenario Analysis and Sensitivity Analysis Is ________

question 88

Multiple Choice

The difference between scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis is ________.

• A) scenario analysis is based upon the internal rate of return (IRR) and sensitivity analysis is based upon net present value (NPV)
• B) only sensitivity analysis allows us to change estimated inputs of net present value (NPV) analysis
• C) scenario analysis considers the effect on net present value (NPV) of changing multiple project parameters
• D) only scenario analysis breaks the net present value (NPV) calculation into its component assumptions

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Definitions:

Attribution Retraining

A cognitive-behavior modification intervention based on the theory that students’ causal explanations for why they are performing well or poorly have implications for their behavioral persistence, expectancies for future performance, and emotional reactions to success and failure. The goal of attribution retraining is to increase students’ behavioral persistence while performing tasks.

Causal Explanations

Reasoning that seeks to understand the cause-and-effect relationships between variables or events.

Behavioral Persistence

Continuation of behavior even in the face of obstacles or after the initial motivation has gone.

Self-instruction Training

A cognitive behavioral technique where individuals are taught to guide their own actions through self-directed statements or questions.