Generalizing from the Research, Which Is the MAIN Issue an Advisor

question 173

Multiple Choice

Generalizing from the research, which is the MAIN issue an advisor should emphasize when talking with new college freshmen?

• A) "Don't be surprised that school is harder than you imagine, since you are apt to overestimate your abilities."
• B) "You are going to find the work is easier than you had imagined it would be."
• C) "You are going to miss your family too much."
• D) "You are too immature for this work."

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Definitions:

Total Rate of Return

A measure of the total gain or loss on an investment over a specified period, including both capital gains and dividends or interest.

Total Dollar Return

The overall financial gain or loss on an investment, expressed in dollars, including dividends, interest, and capital gains.

Dividend Payments

Cash payments made by a company to its shareholders as a distribution of profits.

Variance

A statistical measurement of the dispersion of a set of data points, reflecting how much each number in the set differs from the mean.