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Basic Question 1 of 7

An investor is asked to choose between:
A. An assured gain of $400
B. A 25% chance of gaining $2,000 and a 75% chance of gaining nothing
The investor chooses option A.

It's likely the investor is exhibiting:

A. no bias
B. loss-aversion bias
C. over-confidence bias

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User Comment
thevinu How is it loss-aversion when the investor is not going to make any loss.
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Learning Outcome Statements

discuss commonly recognized behavioral biases and their implications for financial decision making

CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 6, Module 5.