Which of the Following Statements About Entrepreneurs and Risk Is

question 107

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about entrepreneurs and risk is the most accurate?

• A)Entrepreneurs are best characterized as gamblers in their approach to risk.
• B)Entrepreneurs usually avoid taking risks in their ventures.
• C)Successful entrepreneurs do not consider whether their ventures are risky.
• D)Entrepreneurs alternate between pursuing and retreating from risk.
• E)Successful entrepreneurs take very careful, calculated risks.

---

Definitions:

Voluntary Responses

Actions that are under conscious control, often in contrast to reflexive or automatic responses.

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without the need for learning.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where pairing two stimuli repeatedly results in a response initially triggered by the second stimulus becoming triggered by the first stimulus alone.

Pavlov

Renowned for his work in classical conditioning, signifying the learning process through which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus.