Financial Intermediaries That Manage a Stock Portfolio and Sell Shares

question 2

Multiple Choice

Financial intermediaries that manage a stock portfolio and sell shares of the portfolio to individual investors are:

• A) mutual funds.
• B) pension funds.
• C) life insurance companies.
• D) banks.

Identify and explain the concepts of prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination.

Describe the cognitive processes involved in ingroup favoritism and outgroup prejudice.

Recognize the behavioral component of attitudes through examples.

Explain the concept of cognitive dissonance and its cultural variations.

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Definitions:

Freudian Theory

A set of psychoanalytic theories developed by Sigmund Freud, emphasizing unconscious processes and the importance of early childhood experiences.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process whereby behavior is controlled by its consequences, including rewards and punishments.

Observational Learning

Learning new behavior by watching a model perform that behavior.

Vicarious Learning

The process of learning behaviors by observing the actions of others and the outcomes of those actions, without directly experiencing it oneself.