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CORALGRILL2014 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Tricia's friend informs her of a real estate opportunity. The market has been tumultuous lately, but if it performs well, Tricia could gain a significant amount of money from the real estate purchase.

However, if the market performs badly, Tricia could lose a significant amount of money. Tricia decides not to pursue the opportunity because of ________. a) incidental feelings
b) risk aversion
c) subjective scales
d) zero-sum outcomes

Question 2

Sarah supervises a work group of six colleagues in an advertising agency. Recently, the creativity of her work group has not been as high as it should be.

To help boost the group's creativity, and keeping in mind the effects of mood on cognition, Sarah might ________. a) speak to each member privately about performance issues
b) ask the group to remember what they were doing the last time they were highly creative
c) take steps to put her group's members in a happier mood during work hours
d) remind the group that creativity is an important aspect of their job