An Insurance Company Is Likely to Attract Customers Like Clancy

question 323

Multiple Choice

An insurance company is likely to attract customers like Clancy who want to purchase insurance because he knows better that the company that he is more likely to make a claim on a policy. What is the term used to describe the situation above?

• A) moral hazard
• B) adverse selection
• C) asymmetric information
• D) economic irrationality

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Definitions:

Cross-Sequential Research

A research method that combines both longitudinal and cross-sectional approaches to study changes across different groups over time.

Cohort-Sequential

A research design utilized in developmental psychology that combines both cross-sectional and longitudinal methods to study changes over time within different cohorts.

Longitudinal

A type of study or research design that follows the same subjects over a period of time, observing changes or developments.

Scientific Method

A systematic process for research that involves observation, hypothesis formulation, experimentation, and conclusion to test scientific theories.