The Inclusion of Assets from Countries That Are Less Sensitive

question 64

True/False

The inclusion of assets from countries that are less sensitive to the U.S. business cycle reduces the portfolio's responsiveness to market movement and to foreign currency fluctuation.

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Definitions:

Behaviour Modification

A technique or intervention designed to change harmful or undesirable behaviors using principles of learning theory.

Operant Principles

The processes by which behaviors are strengthened or weakened over time through the consequences they produce, including reinforcement and punishment.

Insight Training

A therapeutic technique aimed at increasing an individual's awareness of underlying motives and defenses.

Conditioned Response

A Conditioned Response is a learned reaction to a stimulus that was previously neutral but has become conditioned through association.