Jill Is Offered a Choice Between Receiving $50 with Certainty

question 65

Multiple Choice

Jill is offered a choice between receiving $50 with certainty or the proceeds from a gamble.In the gamble a fair coin is tossed and if it comes up heads Jill will receive $100,if the coin comes up tails she will receive nothing.Jill chooses the $50 instead of the gamble.Jill's behavior indicates __________________.

• A) regret avoidance
• B) overconfidence
• C) that she has a diminishing marginal utility of wealth
• D) prospect theory loss aversion

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Indicator Variable

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Odds Ratio

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Logistic Regression Model

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Logistic Regression Model

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