12/7/2020 Test: CFA III - SS3 - The Behavioral Finance Perspective | Quizlet

NAME

5 Written questions

1. behavioral finance tries to explain observed investor decision making, which is clearly not fully explained by traditional finance
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INCORRECT

No answer given
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descriptive

2. implies that no manager should be able to generate alpha consistently

INCORRECT

No answer given
THE ANSWER

no free lunch

3. - anxious and impetuous

- might have opinions but recognizes limitations
- seeks and takes advice about investing

INCORRECT

No answer given
THE ANSWER

BB&K the celebrity traits

4. selling winners too soon and holding onto losers too long

INCORRECT

No answer given
THE ANSWER

disposition effect

5. concerned with describing the decision-making processes of individuals

INCORRECT

No answer given
THE ANSWER

micro behavioral finance

5 Matching questions

1. the price is right A. individuals estimate future probabilities by how easily they recall a past
event, four causes:
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1. retrievability - how easily a memory is recalled
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2. categorization - prior experiences and classifications
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3. narrow range of experience - limited experience means narrow focus
D. - suggests that asset prices reflect all available information and adjust
4. resonance - individuals tend to estimate others' likes and dislikes using
instantaneously to fully and accurately incorporate the value of new
their own
information
- information here is defined as all current information as well as the
B. - prediction overconfidence: leads to underestimating risk and setting
unbiased interpretation of expected information
confidence intervals too narrow
- certainty overconfidence: relates to over-stated probabilities of
success

C. - because they put goals and related assets into mental accounts,
investors' portfolios tend to resemble layered pyramids of assets
- investors ignore the correlations of assets

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2. overconfidence bias D. - suggests that asset prices reflect all available information and adjust
instantaneously to fully and accurately incorporate the value of new
INCORRECT
information
No answer given
- information here is defined as all current information as well as the
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unbiased interpretation of expected information
B. - prediction overconfidence: leads to underestimating risk and setting
confidence intervals too narrow
E. identifies four behavioral investor types. Go through a four step process
- certainty overconfidence: relates to over-stated probabilities of success
to determine the investors BIT:
1. interview to determine if active or passive
3. mental accounting bias
2. plot on a risk tolerance scale
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3. test for behavioral biases
No answer given 4. classify the investor into one of the BITs
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C. - because they put goals and related assets into mental accounts,
investors' portfolios tend to resemble layered pyramids of assets
- investors ignore the correlations of assets

4. Pompian behavioral model

INCORRECT

No answer given
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E. identifies four behavioral investor types. Go through a four step process

to determine the investors BIT:
1. interview to determine if active or passive
2. plot on a risk tolerance scale
3. test for behavioral biases
4. classify the investor into one of the BITs

5. availability bias

INCORRECT

No answer given
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A. individuals estimate future probabilities by how easily they recall a past

event, four causes:
1. retrievability - how easily a memory is recalled
2. categorization - prior experiences and classifications
3. narrow range of experience - limited experience means narrow focus
4. resonance - individuals tend to estimate others' likes and dislikes using
their own

5 Multiple choice questions

1. rules of thumb

A. the price is right

B. heuristics

C. prescriptive

D. self-calibration

2. - current income
- currently owned assets
- present value of future income

A. behavioral life-cycle wealth classifications

B. behavioral life-cycle model

C. behavioral asset pricing

D. bounded rationality

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3. investors focus on one factor or outcome while consciously eliminating or subconsciously ignoring others

A. isolation effect

B. evaluation phase

C. self-calibration

D. AMH conclusions

4. investors place values on alternatives in terms of expected utility

A. endowment bias

B. evaluation phase

C. disposition effect

D. self-calibration

5. individuals are subject to:

1. framing - the way information is presented, aka loss aversion
2. self-control bias - refers to an individual's tendency to place a much greater value on current consumption than on future goals
3. mental accounting - assign different portions of wealth to meet the different goals, ignores the fact that wealth is fungible

A. availability bias

B. behavioral life-cycle model

C. BB&K the individualist traits

D. Pompian behavioral model

5 True/False questions

1. adds a sentiment premium to the discount rate:

- risk free rate + risk premium + sentiment premium → macro behavioral finance

INCORRECT

True
THE ANSWER

False
It should be → behavioral asset pricing

2. - high tolerance active with emotion

- likes to get deeply involved with investing
- strong-willed, confident, and likes to control investing
- most difficult to advise → Pompian BIT: active accumulator

INCORRECT

False
THE ANSWER

True

3. - anxious and careful

- concerned with the future and protecting assets
- may seek the advice of someone they perceive as more knowledgeable than themselves  → BB&K the guardian traits

INCORRECT

False
THE ANSWER

True

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4. - passive investor with low to moderate risk tolerance
- suffers mainly from cognitive errors
- wants to be in the most popular investments
- use quantitative methods to educate → Pompian BIT: active accumulator

INCORRECT

True
THE ANSWER

False
It should be → Pompian BIT: friendly follower

5. - unconsciously place more emphasis on old information

- NOT the result of an emotional predisposition → prospect theory

INCORRECT

True
THE ANSWER

False
It should be → conservatism bias

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