Figure 27-4

question 13

Multiple Choice

Figure 27-4.The figure shows a utility function for Alex.
-Refer to Figure 27-4.If most people's utility functions look like Alex's utility function,then it is easy to explain why

• A)people buy various types of insurance.
• B)we observe a trade-off between risk and return.
• C)most people prefer to hold diversified portfolios of assets to undiversified portfolios of assets.
• D)None of the above are correct.

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Definitions:

Representativeness heuristic

A cognitive shortcut used when making judgments about the probability of an event under uncertainty, based on how similar it is to a typical case.

Team leader

A person appointed or recognized within a group who guides, inspires, and coordinates the efforts towards achieving team objectives.

Accessibility heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Decision method

Refers to the systematic process or technique used to make choices or solve problems.