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Which of the following statements is LEAST consistent with the forms of human bias in decision-making covered in the lecture material on ‘Human bias and money happiness’?Question 3AnswerA Financial Adviser is more likely to be trusted by their clients than other financial advisers if they are both more charismatic and physically attractive.If an individual ‘falls in love’ with a house they are thinking of buying in an auction, they are more likely to pay a price significantly higher than it is really worth.A graduate invests in a fund that contains a diversified portfolio of stocks because they think that diversification can reduce risk without significantly reducing long-term expected future returns.An investor has lost a lot of money on a bad investment but is holding onto the investment hoping that it will increase in value sometime soon.

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Which of the following statements is LEAST consistent with the forms of human bias in decision-making covered in the lecture material on ‘Human bias and money happiness’?Question 3AnswerA Financial Adviser is more likely to be trusted by their clients than other financial advisers if they are both more charismatic and physically attractive.If an individual ‘falls in love’ with a house they are thinking of buying in an auction, they are more likely to pay a price significantly higher than it is really worth.A graduate invests in a fund that contains a diversified portfolio of stocks because they think that diversification can reduce risk without significantly reducing long-term expected future returns.An investor has lost a lot of money on a bad investment but is holding onto the investment hoping that it will increase in value sometime soon.

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The statement that is LEAST consistent with the forms of human bias in decision-making covered in the lecture material on ‘Human bias and money happiness’ is: "A graduate invests in a fund that contains a diversified portfolio of stocks because they think that diversification can reduce risk without significantly reducing long-term expected future returns."

This statement is least consistent because it represents a rational decision-making process based on the principles of diversification in investment, which is a strategy to manage risk. It does not reflect a bias. The other three options all represent different forms of bias: attractiveness bias (option A), emotional bias (option B), and sunk cost fallacy (option D).

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