Many Former Employees at AlphaEnergy, an Energy Trading and Supply

question 11

Multiple Choice

Many former employees at AlphaEnergy, an energy trading and supply company, had a large part of their portfolio invested in AlphaEnergy's stock. These employees were bearing a high degree of ________ risk.

• A) unsystematic
• B) systematic
• C) market-specific
• D) non-diversifiable

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Definitions:

Positive Reinforcer

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

Negative Reinforcer

A stimulus whose removal or avoidance after a response strengthens that response or makes it more likely to happen again.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response in classical conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a reflexive response without any prior learning.